Umesh Chand
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Umesh Chand
@i_UCSY
Academician, Researcher, Motivator. Retweets/likes are not an endorsement, Tweets Personal 🇮🇳



India faces a dual burden: rising childhood obesity alongside undernutrition. Key drivers include unhealthy diets, low physical activity, and high screen time. Simple solutions: ✔ Balanced meals ✔ Regular exercise ✔ Adequate sleep #ChildHealth #NutritionAwarenes

India is among the top three countries globally with the highest number of #children affected by excess #weight, with about 41 million aged 5–19 living with high body mass index (BMI), including nearly 14 million with obesity, a new #globalreport has found. The World Obesity Atlas 2026 shows India, along with China and the United States, accounts for a large share of the global burden, showing that the country now faces both undernutrition and rising obesity among children. #india #obesity #overweight @timesofindia @drmohanv







Eating a diet rich in leafy greens, berries, and fish may help keep the brain younger for longer, with this eating pattern linked to slower shrinkage in key brain areas tied to memory and thinking, according to a new study published in BMJ Neurology. abcnews.link/5Rtm55g

Doctor: "Your cholesterol is high. I'd like to put you on a statin." Patient: "What does high cholesterol actually mean for my risk?" Doctor: "It increases your risk of a cardiac event." Patient: "By how much?" Doctor: "Significantly." Patient: "But how much, specifically?" Doctor: "Your LDL is elevated." Patient: "The absolute risk. What is it." Doctor: "Statins are very well studied." Patient: "I'd like the number." Doctor: "Some patients experience muscle pain, memory issues, and elevated blood sugar..." Patient: "That sounds like the treatment." Doctor: "These are rare." Patient: "What's the absolute risk reduction?" Doctor: "I have a leaflet." The leaflet is provided by the pharmaceutical company. The leaflet does not contain the absolute risk reduction.




"HbA1c conundrum" the growing recognition that the glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test, long considered the "gold standard" for managing blood sugar, does not always tell the whole story and can produce misleading results in millions of people @tez_choudhary11 @drkeithsiau


