Corona - Lockdown has made children and adults obese

- A worrying sign of an increase in obesity-related diseases in the coming years

The Covid-12 epidemic has wreaked havoc around the world in the last year and a half. No one could have imagined what happened during this time. And the idea of ​​what other far-reaching consequences it will have is frightening.

Experts say that it would be a mistake to assume that only people who have come to the surface of the corona will have a physical or mental problem later. In fact, even for those who have never had such a problem, the foundations of new diseases are being dug in Coronaca. And weight gain and obesity are at the top of these problems. In the year 2020 alone, the World Health Organization said that the prevalence of obesity among the people of the world has tripled since the 19th century. According to 2015 statistics, 1.8 billion adults, the elderly and 15-year-olds are overweight. Of these, about 20 million are obese. According to the statistics of the year 2016, about 3 million children under the age of five are obese.

Now if we talk about India, at present 15 million people in our country are obese. According to the National Family Health Survey 2006 data, Delhi and Punjab are the most obese states in India. While Telangana and Tripura have the lowest.

It is worth mentioning here that people with more than 3 'Body Mass Index' (BMI) are considered to be overweight. When people with a BMI of more than 60 are considered obese. Men with a girth of more than 20 inches and women with a girth of more than 5 inches are at higher risk of health problems. Fat deposits in and around the abdomen increase the risk of heart attack and diabetes. And the Corona epidemic has played a role in making people gain weight, making them obese. Weight gain in children and adults due to a number of reasons such as work from home, lockouts in gyms and parks following lockdowns, road closures, closed schools, boredom at home, eating habits at home, increased appetite due to stress. Have placed.

Many surveys conducted in the year 2020 found that a lot of people gained weight due to the restrictions imposed on Kovid-12. And with it began a vicious cycle. Restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of corona made people obese. And when such people came to the surface of Kovid-12, a number of health complications arose in them. In addition, those who were already losing weight after the Corona strikes, found it difficult for those who lost weight during the process to maintain the weight they lost and to lose more weight as the process progressed.

And now there is a fear that once the epidemic is under control, diseases like heart disease, stroke, diabetes will not leave obese people in the coming years. The percentage of obese people estimated before the Corona period will now see a large increase. Obesity among children will also increase as schools close. In fact, the consequences of taking online education are just beginning to show. And these obese children will face serious health problems when they enter adolescence. Due to the sedentary lifestyle developed in the present times and the increasing obesity that follows, more and more children are falling into the state of 'pre-diabetic' or have just come to the brink of diabetes.

Obese children are four times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Experts say that India has the second highest number of obese children in the world after China.

According to a worrying picture drawn by some recent studies, obesity and obesity will continue to be the biggest problems by 2030. Based on the data obtained from these various studies, it is estimated that by the year 2020, the percentage of obesity in women will increase by 4.5 percent and in men by 4.1 percent.

Experts say that overweight and obesity can lead to type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and dyslipidemia (abnormal increase in blood cholesterol and fats), stroke and paralysis, various types of cancers, respiratory diseases, insomnia, fatty liver diseases. A number of problems will arise such as problems, osteoarthritis, sexual arousal problems in men, infertility in women and men. Without it, there will be many health problems that will directly or indirectly affect people's lifestyles. Instead of trying to avoid such problems, experts say that we are in control of our health. It is better that we walk consciously now.

We should take necessary steps for our own health and also take care that our children do not become obese. For this we must first change our eating habits. Foods that cause weight gain should be excluded from the diet. Instead, lean towards a nutritious diet. The body has to do things that hurt. The time has come to take control of our health. If you miss this time, you have to be prepared to see the cost of beds, hospital beds, treatment.

- Vaishali Thakkar