A report from Public Health Department of Maharashtra says that there is a spurt in the heart ailments amongst the primary school children in the state . This is definitely a alarming situation which has to be taken seriously.
As earlier pointed out by our Union Heath Minister, the main cause of this spurt is the junk food that is being consumed by the students which leads to rise in obesity. This is in a way responsible for the further rise in the diabetes and heart diseases.The study has further shown that there is an increase in the rheumatic heart diseases amongst the school children and obesity is another major cause of hypertension.
The Health Minister has shown seriousness in banning the junk foods like pizzas,chips, samosas and burgers etc. from the school and college canteen.But banning this junk food in the schools and colleges alone will not suffice the purpose. Our whole life style will have to be changed. In this modern era, not only the frequent eating outside has become a fashion but most of the families prefer to bring these eatable from outside than cooking at home.This outlook has got be changed and people should be educated enough to understand the the values of the home cooked food.
Apart from the food habits, proper exercises are necessary to maintain the health. In today's competitive world the children and students of all ages are so much tied up that they hardly find time to play or have physical exercise or yoga.
The results, coupled with the mental tension. either at studies or at work places, we find more and more number of young people in the age of 30 yrs. falling prey to high blood pressure and the heart diseases.
This picture can change provided the people change their food habits and take their health seriously by devouting some time to their physical fitness.Labels: Children, Disaster, Education, Health, labour |
