ludhiana the faculty and students of the department of food nutrition college of home science pau ludhiana observed the world diabetes day and organized an antiobesity campaign through a walkathon consisting of elite marathoners followed by a physiotherapy session in collaboration with vlcc and verka milk plant ludhiana an exhibition and counseling session was also organised by the students of msc and bsc nutrition and dietetics under the guidance of dr kiran grover sr extension specialist and dr sonika sharma asstt professor where people were apprised about causes symptoms consequences and dietary management of diabetes and obesity through charts posters models folders leaflets and nutritious recipes dr raju singh chinna dean academics dmch ludhiana delivered a lecture on the use of natural foods for healthy living dr navin mittal professor endocrinology dmch sensitized the audience on self management of diabetes through emphasis on the 3 ds diet discipline and drugsdr anita kochhar professorcumhead told that in india 691 million people would be diabetic by 2015 and by 2040 it is going to increase at an alarming rate of 140 million making india the diabetic capital of the world she said that genetic and environmental factors coupled with sedentary lifestyle and faulty diet is mainly responsible for the alarming increase of this diseasedr jatinder kaur gulati dean college of home science congratulated and appreciated the efforts of the faculty and students of department of food and nutrition for organizing the event