FLAGS RISING RISK OF DIABETES, HEART DISEASE IN CHILDREN - Study: Nearly 43% of normal-weight adolescents metabolically unhealthy

A new study led by Dr. M. Kalaivani from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has revealed a hidden health crisis among India’s schoolchildren.

- ANAMTA FATIMA

Published in the international journal PLOS One, the research exposes a dual challenge undernutrition continues to plague public school students, while obesity and lifestyle-related disorders are rapidly increasing among private school children. But the most striking revelation is that nearly 43 per cent of adolescents who appear to have a normal body weight are metabolically unhealthy, a dangerous condition known as the “metabolically obese normal weight” (MONW) phenotype.