INDIA IS BECOMING OVERWEIGHT

Today I was driving past a school and the bell that signalled an end to the hectic schedule of the children in the school had just ranged. The kids were leaving for their homes , I couldn't help but notice that roughly 4 out of the 10 kids irrespective of being a male or female was obese.
It seemed that burgers,chocolates,chips and all the artificial,taste bud pleasing food had started taking a toll on the kids, the future of the country . So i decided to look into the facts and figures of this
fastest growing man made pandemic called OBESITY.

A GLANCE AT OBESITY IN INDIA:

INDIA IS NUMBER 3 IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF OBESE PEOPLE

PREVALENCE OF 29 % IN CHILDREN IS ALARMING

As is evident from the last figure the eating habits of the future of india have become erroneous and the time to act and rectify the same is NOW

A country where 270 million people live below the 'poverty line', obesity seems to be a distant issue, meant for the rich kids of first world. But India is under siege: junk food, alcohol and sedentary lifestyle are leading us to silent selfdestruction, making one in every five Indian men and women either obese or overweight.

According to a study published in the noted journal Lancet, India is just behind US and China in this global hazard list of top 10 countries with highest number of obese people.













So let us join hands and prevent ourself and our future generations from this global hazards.

THE WEIGHING SCALE CONCERNS

Hi guys today in this review I try and analyze certain issues that are pertinent to weigh ins.hope you find them relevant.

1. Always use the same scale - each scale will weigh you a little differently. It is best to use a private scale - gym scales tend to be inaccurate due to overuse.CALIBRATE your scale once a while by weighing a fixed known weight like a dumbell

2. Weigh yourself once or max 3 times a week and at the same time (example: every Wednesday morning after waking, it does not have to be exactly 9:02 am every time). Weighing yourself every week, or up to three times a week, is much better than weighing

yourself daily, because weight can fluctuate throughout the day due to fluid changes. Use a chart to track your progress.

3. Weigh yourself first thing in the morning after you have used the bathroom. For the most accurate reading, weigh yourself without clothing or wear the same thing every time.well for most people it is best to get on the scales first thing in the morning, before you’ve eaten or drank anything and after you’ve been to the toilet. 

4. Do not weigh yourself if you are menstruating.  Women hold a lot of extra water weight at this time and you will get an inaccurate reading.

5. your weigh in is inappropriate if:

•   you had heavy booze the night before
•   you had fluids or caffeine before weigh in 
•   you are a night worker weighing in the morning
•   you had eaten in the middle of the night

6. Make sure you are standing up straight with your weight evenly distributed on the scale.

7. Make sure the scale is resting on a firm and flat surface.weighing with the scale on the carpet can have erroneous readings to the tune of 17 percent.

8. Stand still while the machine gets the proper reading.

9. Do not weigh yourself multiple times per day. Weight can fluctuate 1-2.5 kilograms  from morning to evening.Weight fluctuations are normal, and they happen to everybody. They can be caused by many different factors, such as consumption of a big meal, excess salt intake, water retention, constipation and hormonal changes. you should know is that the extra weight that you see on the scale does not come from an increase in body fat; it can be water, waste products or other substances that are temporarily present in your body.