Obesity, not low weight, is a new health challenge for children, UNICEF says

For the first time, health authorities are working with obese children worldwide, who are opposed to helping children with low weight.

In a report of childhood obesity levels, UNICEF says.

One of the 10 children worldwide living with obesity. Exposure for marketing of ultra-related foods was found to be widespread.

Obesity this year exceeded the lower weight as a more popular form of malnutrition, affecting 1 or 188 million out of 10-children and adolescents, and put them at risk of fatal disease.

In India alone, the spread of obesity is more than 9% of children under 20 years of age.

In this age group, 33 million children are thick according to the Indian Journal of Endocrinology and metabolism.

Data of Pokhn Tracker through Anganwadi centers indicate that 6% of children under 5 are weighing over 5 in India.

The “UNICEF report ‘feeding profit” is a wake-up call for the world. It clearly shows how the atmosphere of unhealthy food, which are inspired by aggressive marketing of ultra-related food products that highlight children; Obesity, diabetic and other dietary diseases in India are contributing to an alarm growth in India, “

He said that in India, the consumption of UPFS per capita from 2006 to 2019 has increased by more than 50 times, which has increased from 0.9 billion to $ 37 billion.

The UNICEF report has drawn data from 190 countries and has found the spread of low weight in children between 13 % to 9.2 % since 2000.

The report titled “Feeding Profit: How Food Environment Failing Children”

According to the findings, many Pacific Island countries have the highest prevalence of obesity globally, including 38 percent of children aged 5 to 19, 37 percent in Cook Islands and 33 percent in Nauru. These levels-which have doubled since 2000-are inspired by changes in cheap, energy-erosion, imported foods from traditional diets on a large scale.

Meanwhile, high levels of obesity continue in many high-age countries, for example 27 percent of children aged 5 to 19 are obesity in Chile, 21 percent in the United States and 21 percent in the United Arab Emirates.

While malnutrition- such as ruin and stunting- is a significant concern among children under 5 in lowest and moderate-income countries, overweight and obesity between school old children and teenagers is increasing.

“UNICEF report reminds how fast the children’s health patterns are changing. For the first time, obesity is now more common than school -age children around the world. One of about ten is affected. It is not just about weight.

It has been added that the increasing dependence on media, leading your favorite series or match, leading to snacking, has been motivated for more weight and obesity for overweight and obesity to unhealthy and active lifestyle than socialization during platform and sports as socialization on virtual media rather than physical play and socialization on virtual media.

UNICEF has said that the following steps are to be taken to improve the current data:

Apply comprehensive mandatory policies to improve children’s food environment including food labeling, food marketing restrictions, and food tax and subsidy.

Implement the initiative of social and behavior change that empower families and communities to demand healthy food environment.

Ban the provisions or sale of ultra-transformed and junk foods in schools and ban food marketing and sponsorship in schools.

Establish strong safety measures to protect public policy procedures from intervention by the ultra-transmitted food industry.

Strengthen social security programs to address income poverty and improve financial access to nutritious diets for weaker families.