This story is from March 07, 2022
Indian Academy of Paediatrics
(IAP
) took out a cycle rally inHazratganj
on Sunday as a part of a week-long programme to spread awareness about “5-2-1-0 remedy” for obesity among children.On the occasionDr Sanjay Niranjan
, child specialist and UP state IAP president elect said the 5-2-1-0 formula means that a child’s daily meals should include five fruits/vegetable servings (three times vegetable with meals and two times fruits as snacks), less than two hours of screen daily, an hour of active play and zero consumption of sweetened beverages including packed juices and junk foods.President, Adolescent Health Academy, Lucknow, Dr Shaini Bhasin said obesity if detected early in childhood can be reversed rapidly by adopting a lifestyle full of physical activity, healthy eating, good sleeping and less online screen time.Secretary, IAP, Lucknow, Dr Amit Rastogi, said that obesity among children has risen during the Covid-19 pandemic because of less outdoor activities. Dr Nyaybhai, finance secretary, IAP, Lucknow said obesity causes high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol leading to fatty liver and risk of heart diseases.
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