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Project to check obesity among children

NEW DELHI: Catch them young is the mantra of a new health initiative targeting adolescents that aims to raise awareness and check the rapidly increasing cases of obesity and diabetes among them in the country. Thirty schools in three cities -- Delhi, Jaipur and Agra -- are participating in a major intervention programme by the Diabetes Foundation of India to teach students healthy dietary and lifestyle practices to prevent diseases such as diabetes, obesity and heart disorders.

Under the programme, over 50,000 school children would be educated over a period of three years to understand the benefits of eating a nutritious food for a healthy life.

``We will train volunteer students and teachers to teach their classmates and students about nutrition and a healthy lifestyle,'' Anoop Mishra, who is spearheading the programme told reporters here today. The selected students would also be trained to act as agents of change and spread the message to their family and peers. -PTI

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