Obesity is prevalent in epidemic proportions world over, J&K included, spiraling the way for diabetes, cardiovascular and other diseases, as per a joint study by World Health Organization (WHO) and Imperial College London published this week in Lancet. Obesity in children is a serious concern. Last Tuesday, Lancet published the largest ever study on obesity ahead of World Obesity day (11 October). The study has revealed that in India, the number of obese children has increased ten-fold since 1975. Two doctors from J&K, Dr Abdul Hameed Zargar and Dr Shariq…
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