I have seen the below advertisement recently, which was conveying a strong message to parents about children and obesity.
The message in the picture is reproduced below:
The early indicators of heart disease have been found in the arteries of babies only a year old. That’s how quickly the wrong diet can affect the body.
A severe reminder that giving your child the right food is so important from day one.
Picture Courtesy : National Obesity Forum, UK
Very true that child obesity is a major problem in the West, and a significant problem in urban India. Around 30% of urban school children have been found to be overweight or obese. 80% of these children grow up into obese adults.
Television watching is the single most important variable affecting weight loss programs in children.
By: rambodoc on November 19, 2007
at 7:40 pm
Rombodoc,
You are right. Parents are too busy, working. With nuclear families, no one to take care of the children at home. This is sad, but it is the reality.
By: Ramesh Natarajan on November 21, 2007
at 6:59 pm
The thought of such children around us is pretty scary!!!
By: Nova on December 7, 2007
at 9:34 am