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CONCERTED EFFORTS
TO KEEP EVERYONE HEALTHY
 Government:
The government must spend money to campaign and create diagnostic
centres with the help of private enterprises.
Industry: The government and food industry should make it a point
to label every food item showing its nutrient contents so that people
can make informed choices. The food industry should make efforts to
provide healthy foods (low calorie) and nutrient dense like fortified
foods with adequate doses of vitamins and minerals.
They should endeavour to make a variety of foods for special cases like
diabetics, heart disease etc. Pharmaceutical industry, besides selling
the drugs should also make greater efforts to educate the people.
Hospitals: Despite excellent medical facilities for treatment,
the preventive and rehabilitation programs are far from satisfactory.
Educating people around their localities would be a good beginning.
Family physicians: Family physicians, as friend, philosopher and
guide, have an excellent opportunity to detect the disease early and
counsel the entire family.
School: Healthy living should be taught in schools. Our homework
and exam patters encourage couch potatoes and discourage sporty
children.
Family: Parents must encourage their children to consume
nutritious food and play outdoor games and sports.
Common Reasons
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“Couch potato” syndrome with little to no exercise.
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Working couples – no time to cook and therefore dependence on fast
foods.
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Increase in obesity.
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Imbalanced diets that are calorie dense and low in vitamins and
minerals.
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Excessive expression of the ‘pig-out’ gene.
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