With increasing wealth and socioeconomic reforms, India, like other nations of the world, is seeing an obesity outbreak, particularly in children and youngsters.

The percentage of overweight/obese kids in Delhi has risen from 16% in 2002 to around 24% in 2006, according to one study.

There is every reason to deem that this number would have increased more by now. In fact, according to the latest study, obesity amongst both teenager girls and boys in Delhi, has risen according to the dimension of parameters such as BMI (body mass index), WC (waist circumference), W-HR (waist to hip ratio).

The condition is not liable to be any better in other regions of the nation too.

As a result, obesity linked problems such as metabolic syndrome, and hypertension are becoming widespread in children. The long-standing outcomes of adolescent obesity comprise Type 2diabetes and coronary heart disease.

According to an estimation, if the current situation is not managed, then India is likely to lose USD 237 billion over a period of 2005 – 2015.

A study was carried out by some physicians of DFI (Diabetes Federation of India) and AIIMS (All India Institute Of Medical Sciences) on kids from two schools in Delhi.

A considerable rise in obesity was observed in girls by way of increase in BMI (5%), WC (11%), while in boys, a significant increase in commonness of obesity was noticed, according to the size of triceps fold thickness only
(8.8%).