Obesity epidemic of India

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Obesity in India is on the rise. It has reached enormous proportions. As I sit and count at airports, the number of women who look obviously overweight and obese, the figures I get is 8 out of 10. And this is around same in children of all sexes and around 6 in 10 men show clearcut overweight and obesity that is obvious even to naked eye. Anthropometric measurements might reveal more of them.  What are the likely causes? I have a theory that starts analysing these cases right from the 2000s or previous century. Junk food eating and sedantry lifestyle had already given an upward push to obesity in last century. And this also gave rise to diabetes mellitus in both men and women. Hence, such mothers also had diabetes in pregnancy. Some who did not have diabetes otherwise had gestational diabetes. From 2000 to 2026 prevalence of gestational diabetes has risen in india. It has even spread to rural areas and recent national data gives a figure of 22.4% which is almost 1 in 4 pregnant mot...
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The USA has reached the unimaginable milestone of 500k deaths related to coronavirus!

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 The USA has surpassed every country of this world not only in the number of coronavirus cases but also in the deaths caused to the pandemic-producing virus. It has achieved the milestone of 500k coronavirus-related deaths. This is 20% of the world total deaths due to the infection. And the USA has only 4% of world's population. Also,  the number of deaths due to coronavirus are twice that in Brazil. Brazil is second in the list of heavily infected countries followed by none other than India. 

500k coronavirus-related deaths in the USA 

John Hopkins University has reported on its website that the USA has crossed the mark of 500k deaths due to coronavirus. This all has happened in less than a year that the pandemic status of the infection was declared by WHO last year. 

The current President of the USA, Joe Biden held a ceremony in the White House on Monday evening to mark this sad news. He pleaded with people to wear face masks properly and at all times in public spaces and especially when social distancing cannot be practiced for some reason. He informed the citizens that the number of deaths in the USA dye to coronavirus has been more than the combined number of deaths of US service members in World War I, World War II, and Vietnam War. 

Testing center for coronavirus (Source: FT) 
Also read,  politicization of a health issue-coronavirus pandemic! 

He said:

"The people we lost were extraordinary. They spanned generations.  Born in America, emigrated to America. Just like that so many of them took their final breath alone in America. As a nation, we can't accept such a cruel fate. While we're fighting this pandemic for so long, we have to resist becoming numb to the sorrow.''

Sad plight of health care workers 

The health care workers have been working day in and day out to help the people of coronavirus. They too are tired of this endless process where the virus seems to go on unabated. Vaccines are in but the cases and deaths are showing only minimal signs of slowing! The doctors, like Joe Biden, are urging people to wear face masks in public domains. One emergency room doctor, Eric Cioe-Peña said:

"Don’t clap, don’t give me baked goods,’’

"I don’t need any of that. I need you to wear a mask and not get COVID.’”

Covid deaths in the USA (Source: Pinterest) 



But there is another problem, coronavirus variants that could pose a threat for another surge in cases. Hence, it is vital to continue with adherence to proper face masking, social distancing, hand washing and avoidance of large gatherings. People support would go a long way in avoiding another milestone in death cases!!! 

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