What's fueling obesity epidemic amongst kids in India

Childhood Obesity and the accompanying health consequences are growing at a fast rate in India.

Here are some of the reasons which will help you understand the burden of obesity.

According to Parents India, kids are indulging themselves in empty calories than ever before, and are avoiding consuming healthy fruits, vegetables and nutritious snacks, as parents are serving processed foods.

With the change in lifestyle, forms of entertainment have drastically changed as children, who earlier used to spend a majority time playing outside with their siblings and friends from the neighbourhood, are now playing video games, watching television and sitting in front of laptops.

Children nowadays are spending more time traveling by cars than ever before, and they walk less to school, bus stops, or the park.

Parents no longer walk their kids to their friends' houses anymore, but rather drive them a few blocks away due to time constraints or safety reasons.