our children are getting fatter with every passing year around 2 percent of urban indian kids are obese 810 percent of them are overweight and the number of children being a victim of obesity is growing one thing we can say is that child obesity in india on the rise we have shilpa mittal nutritionist diet consultant and founder of nutrilife health management mumbai to share her thought on childhood obesity she says obesity in children has tripled in the past two decades the rate of development of mind and body in children decreases with junk food due to the empty calories it provides a regular pizza provides about 8001000 calories whereas a burger provides you with around 500 calories junk food joints like pizza and burger stops have become a hot spot for all children children nowadays wish to fill their tummy with these types of food items rather than having a plate full of homemade food well pizza and the burgers taste nice and exciting but are unable to provide the nutrition that is required for healthy living the hazards of making your child a junk food addict are tremendous researchers also warn that children who are fed with junk food have lower iq than their counterparts who ate nutritious food junk food does no good to your child it also decreases your childs efficiency which is important for children besides it also increases heart related diseases among children who are depended on junk food the only way to remove your child from this vicious cycle is by clearing the misconception that an obsess child is a healthy child and the so called baby fat will vanish as the child grows once the habit is developed for junk food it gets very difficult to get rid of the addiction to ensure that kids do not make this unhealthy lifestyle a permanent part of their life one should start inculcating good nutritional habits right from the time the child is young besides this makes sure that your child is taking part in various physical activitiesread more personal health diet fitness stories on wwwhealthmeupcom