India
getting fat due to soft drinks, junk food
NEW DELHI: India's diabetes burden and
the obesity problem have assumed serious levels and there's an urgent need to
check these from going out of hand, the government feels. Among other factors,
experts blame these on the consumption of sugary beverages and junk food.
"High consumption of sugary beverages contributes to multiple metabolic disorders due to accrual of body fat, as well as directly through excess non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs), which impair critical functioning of the liver, pancreas and cellular functions," said Dr Anoop Misra, chairman of Fortis C-DOC Centre of Diabetes.
Public health agencies and doctors worldwide are worried over the increasing disease burden, mainly in middle and low-income countries. Latest WHO estimates show the prevalence of diabetes in India has doubled from 32 million in 2000 to 63 million in 2013. It is projected to increase to 101.2 million in the next 15 years.
Highlighting how sedentary lifestyles coupled with sugary, salty and fatty diets rich in refined carbohydrates are driving the epidemic, WHO South East Asia regional director Poonam Khetrapal Singh said the governments must insist on food labeling to help consumers make right decisions and tax sugary beverages.
Source: www.timesofindia.com
07.04.2016
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