Shayan, 13, has been diagnosed with cholesterol and is at risk of obesity. With the increased screen time children have decreased their physical activities leading to obesity.вЂќ Moreover, parents have started to introduce their children to technology at a very young age, be it for pacifying the babies by giving them mobile phones or during their feeding times. Parents seek medical attention after the child has other complaints like thyroid or diabetes, which should not happen at such a young age. ThereвЂ™re a lot of implications of obesity even in adulthood. вЂњParents need to understand that if thereвЂ™s a significant changes in their childвЂ™s body mass, thereвЂ™s no harm in getting him checked. вЂњPeople here have a liking for a chubby kid,вЂќ she said. Shagufta, a dietician at SrinagarвЂ™s GB Pant Hospital, told Kashmir Observer that healthy is not a synonym with more weight, in fact in most cases it is the opposite of it. She loves to see her baby getting fluffy.вЂќ вЂњI talked to his mother as I was very concerned about his health, but sheвЂ™s not ready to accept the reality. вЂњLast year, he was in fine shape, but now he has changed a lot,вЂќ Sana, one of his relatives, said. He has started to consume a lot of junk, decreased his physical activities, and increased his screen time.

The changes in his body started to be noticeable from the past year. His physical appearance is enough to justify that heвЂ™s unfit at a very young age. But despite being a matter of grave concern, most parents turn a blind eye to the problem.ДЄdif, another victim of this silent epidemic, is a second-grade student whose parents are in denial. The statistics show a drastic increase in childhood obesity cases in the valley. вЂњAnd junk can be made at home also, like parents here feel that rice is all kids needs and maggie is quite prevalent and liked not only by kids but parents are also fine with it.вЂќ The notion is that junk is only the fast food or the packed food provided outside the comfort of home, but actually, junk is all the unbalanced diet that the kids are provided with, Dr. All they eat is junk, be it outside or at home.вЂќ Yasir Wani, Head of Pediatrics, District Hospital Pulwama, told Kashmir Observer. вЂњIn Kashmir, one in every three children is obese,вЂќ Dr. The prevalence of obesity in children is 15%. With 14.4 million obese children, India has the second-highest number of obese children in the world, next to China. The sluggish lifestyle gifted by Covid has resulted in plump individuals in general and children in particular.ДЄccording to research done by Narayan Health Hospitals, childhood obesity is now an epidemic in India. Not just scars are left behind but now another epidemic is waiting to engulf the people around the world. Haunting the whole world since the virulent spring of 2020, the pandemic has slowed down and scarred countless lives. I just hope they do realise it soon before it starts to affect his daily life.вЂќ We do care but they think weвЂ™re overthinking.

вЂњWe stopped telling his parents anything now,вЂќ expressed one of his cousins. Whenever someone would point out that he has more weight for his age, his family would get offended and would think theyвЂ™re casting an evil eye on their baby.Д®ven though pandemic has passed, theyвЂ™re yet to realise the problem thatвЂ™s in front of them and the future implications of it. His routine included eating, attending online classes, watching television and playing games on his phone.Д®ven though his physical appearance was changing every day and was evident to everyone that he was becoming overweight, his parents were in denial. He would wake up and follow a passive schedule.

TALHA, 9, started to gain weight during the pandemic owing to sudden exposure to a sedentary lifestyle.

вЂњIn Kashmir, one in every three children is obese.

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