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NGO Launches Anti-obesity Campaign in Chandigarh
Members of Association for the Study of Obesity were alarmed at the large number of people in Punjab developing problems related to over-weight and obesity, irrespective of gender or age.
By launching the campaign , this group of professionals including doctors, professionals, industrialists, and educationists, hope to educate people about the alarming problems caused by obesity.
Dr. N.C. Raina, the convenor of Association for the Study of Obesity, said that such an endeavour is necessary to nip the evil in the bud. Obesity need not be visible. It can be determined by calculating BMI (Body Mass Index) a computation made on the basis of height and weight.
People are considered overweight when they have a BMI of 25 or more, and obese when it exceeds 29.9.
The weight-related problems are very high in Punjab, with people of all age groups taking up a luxurious lifestyle that often lacks physical activities and includes poor eating habits.
Raina said: "It is better to tackle the disease at the very early stage than to wait for complications such as diabetes and other things to occur. Therefore, we have to educate the public on this, and educating the public is a huge task.
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