It may appear harsh and uncouth but the folly of children becoming obese lies with their "mothers". React one would - but sit back and look through the smoke and the mist- eating habits are the made from the cookings done by the mother on the demands by the family. India is a country of 300 and more million middle class people. And it is the lady of the house - who also is many a times a working women starts getting hitched to the junk food eating as she is spared the misery (if I may say so) of cooking when she comes back late. The surplus money in today's households of working parents is normally getting spent on eating bought food and not cooked at home. Then there is the pressure of setting things right through Quick Fix methods - giving in to the wrong demands of the young ones or bribing them by meeting their palettes yearnings of junk food. Children eat what is purchased by the parents and what is cooked by the mother - or by a cook on the instructions of the mother. Thus it is important that today's education system, without getting in the right or wrong of the matter, should focus this issue on all the young children - diet and good food eating habits - and also teach and coach young girls in formal healthy cooking - it may be a task but a nation is paying a big price for the wrong education being imparted and influencing the younger generation. The role of the socity will also undergo a change in mindset - are the reults of environment awareness not showi
If you notice, you will find parents returning from work stop by their favourite bakery and buy bakery items for their children. Children, after a day at school is very happy to have the tasty bakery items without realising the amount of oil in it. Parents, though they know, conveniently forget that baker food for their children is bad, keep on buying it because of their laziness to cook some healthful snacks for their kids. Why blame others..just blame yourself if your child is obese.
india is a non-sportive country. we dont play power sports like football, tennis much and waste time in sluggish sports cricket. even after such a hot indian climate, we are facing obesity...
To reduce and control obesity in children, make compulsary mid day meal programme in all private schools. Important is- this shd be provided by government.
Re: make compulsary mid day meal programme in all private schools
by abc_xyz abc_xyz on Apr 16, 2012 05:53 PM
great..one more scam for the ruling party then.
Re: Re: make compulsary mid day meal programme in all private sch
by Deepak on Apr 16, 2012 07:09 PM
and more business for hospitals. Win-win situation for all.
Re: make compulsary mid day meal programme in all private schools
by Tom Dick on Apr 17, 2012 09:19 AM
Kerala schools provide free lunch to school children and have been doing so for many years!
All remember how kasab was caught ? Not by using weapons. The police man used his weight to sit and lay on top of kasab this preventing him to shoot further. So in one way obese is good for India, since they dont want to give adequate ammunition to the army and police.
Re: Because our Police were obese they were able to catch kasab
by KRAM KRAM on Apr 16, 2012 10:15 PM
is that supposed to be funny ? That policeman laid down his life..he left behind a family. Can you please be more sensitive...
The main reason for obesity in today's world is the fast food habits of our children like burgers and pizzas, etc. You always see these joints full in the afternoon and evening meal time.
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by Deepak on Apr 16, 2012 07:11 PM
you mean kids eat pizzas and burgers three times a day, daily, and not once they eat samosas and kachoris dripping in black -million-times-reused oil ?
