date:Sep 17, 2019
nutrition remains a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality, problems relating to overnutrition are becoming increasingly prominent. The rise in prevalence of obesity and overweight has been described by some as a silent epidemic. Last years Global Nutrition Report featured many alarming statistics on obesity and overweight that should be a cause for concern. Two per cent of children under-five in India, for example, are currently overweight, and a staggering 21 per cent of women and