Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can have a negative effect on many systems in your body. People who are overweight or obese have a much greater risk of developing serious conditions. India, as you know is a very prosperous and flourishing country. It also has the world’s largest population of poor people (just saying). It also happens to be the third largest country with regards to the population of obese people. U.S. and China lead the race as they do in all other cases, but India isn’t too far behind. One in every 5 Indians is overweight, just look around and you’ll understand what I’m saying. We’ve been hit by malnutrition since decades, but thanks to globalization, we’re now a victim of overnutrition too. The middle classes have now the purchasing power and ability to buy global products and processed foods that have been made available in the Indian markets. Overdependence on these products and overusing them has caused the boom in obesity.

1. Obesity
A Ticking Time
Bomb

2. Obesity
is a
serious
Obesity is a serious, chronic disease
that can have a negative effect on
many systems in your body. People
who are overweight or obese have a
much greater risk of developing
serious conditions.

3. India as you know is a very
prosperous and flourishing
country

4. “
It also has the world’s largest
population of poor people (just
saying). It also happens to be the
third largest country with
regards to the population of
obese people. U.S. and China
lead the race as they do in all
other cases, but India isn’t too
far behind.

5. Indians One in every 5 Indians is overweight,
just look around and you’ll
understand what I’m saying. We’ve
been hit by malnutrition since
decades, but thanks to globalization,
we’re now a victim of overnutrition
too.

6. The middle classes have now the
purchasing power and ability to buy global
products and processed foods that have
been made available in the Indian markets.
Overdependence on these products and
overusing them has caused the boom in
obesity.

7. Nowadays rather than taking a dabba to school,
a mother won’t mind giving her kid a packet of
biscuits or chips instead since he loves it more
than what she gives him and it saves her the
trouble of waking up and cooking too.
Nowadays

8. But these foods are full of saturated
fats and sugars and trans fats that not
only lead to a tighter pair of jeans but
also more serious problems that we’ll
come to in a bit.

9. This dependence, coupled with the
sedentary lifestyles that the urban
society has adopted has led to the
obesity time bomb which will
explode sooner rather than later.

10. Jobs require sitting for 8-10 hours
and the children back home prefer a
good game of the Playstation
relaxing on the couch rather than
going outdoor and playing a real
sport.

11. With no real exercise how is that fat
or those excess calories going to be
nullified? The answer is simple, they
won’t.

12. The causes are the lifestyle and the
globalised products, but the
consequences are even worse. Let’s
introduce you to them. First of all,
knee replacement a few years down
the line, since your knees didn’t sign
up to manage double the weight.

13. Knee and joint problems are bound
to happen, but diabetes and cancer
are also possibilities since these
sugars found in processed foods are
carcinogenic.

14. Heart issues are also a huge risk and
obese people are 65% more likely to
suffer from strokes and heart attacks.
Cholesterol and blood sugar
fluctuations are also possible
consequences if you don’t take
necessary actions today.

15. Remember guys, try and put in a
small workout, even a brisk walk
would do daily. But you need to get
your get off the couch right now!

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