New Delhi:- World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on 14 November. On this occasion, Dr. Anil Bhansali, former head of the endocrinology department of PGIMER, Chandigarh, expressed concern about the increasing cases of diabetes in India and the changing lifestyle. Dr. Anil Bhansali said that about 10 crore people in the country are affected by diabetes and about 16 crore people are affected by pre-diabetes. According to him, obesity, poor diet, family history and lack of physical activity are its main causes. Dr. Bhansali also expressed concern over the increasing obesity among children and adolescents. He said that children's physical activities decreased during Covid, while study, tuition and junk food habits also increased this problem. He advised people to have early and light dinner, exercise daily and limit consumption of junk food.
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