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10:13 pmRetired PSU staff ask President to expedite pension hikes
10:10 pmTelangana declares 365 mandals drought-affected, of which 111 severely drought-affected
10:06 pmSreedharan tells Keralam govt. to ‘ignore’ technical panel’s objections over high-speed rail project
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10:04 pmMahayuti leads in 3 Maharashtra Council seats, MVA ahead in 2; preferential votes hold key
10:03 pmKerala Pradesh Congress Committe apologises to CJI for post on X
9:57 pmWoman catches man reportedly recording her inside metro, accused flees with phone
9:50 pmApplications invited for Yuva Nidhi Plus skill training
9:50 pmThe Hindu’s promotional campaign wins seven laurels at Love of Advertising Awards
9:48 pmHarish Rao suggests govt. to sell rice lying in godowns to pay ration dealers’ dues
9:48 pmTwo arrested in ₹1.35-crore digital arrest fraud case
9:47 pmBRICS parliamentary forum expresses ‘deep concern’ about West Asian hostilities
9:42 pmJaishankar to travel to U.S. for G20 Foreign Ministers’ meet, Quad this week

Education

Childhood Obesity In India: Prevention Must Begin At Home And School

Reported by Kashmir Reader 27 Oct 2026, 9:21 am IST 1 min read

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India cannot afford to treat childhood obesity as an individual problem when the conditions shaping children’s health are shared across families, schools and communities. The success of obesity prevention should not be measured solely by reductions in body weight—improvements in dietary quality, physical fitness, metabolic health, emotional well-being and quality of life are equally important.

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Section: Education
First reported by: Kashmir Reader
Reporter: kr desk
Published: Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 9:21 am IST
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