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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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Impact of COVID-19 on gender equality and proportion of unpaid work by women!

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 The coronavirus pandemic has worsened the state of women as regards the home chores. Prior to the pandemic, the women in the world were giving three times more time at home than men. But now with the pandemic, this has doubled and many women may not even report for work again in the future. Besides, the UN feels that whatever good impact their measures had taken in the last 25 years towards gender equality has been completely wiped out by the current pandemic!  The UN and gender equality The UN Women has been taking great steps and efforts for gender equality in the world. They attempt to see to it that females in the world get equal opportunities for work outside their homes and that men partake in the work at home. Their tireless efforts did fetch some good results but they were still far from true gender equality. But now with the coronavirus pandemic, their efforts have been completely diluted and nullified. Due to the pandemic, women are now again doing more of domestic ...
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