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Lucknow . Cardiologist Prof. of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences. Bhuvan Chandra Tiwari has made a shocking revelation stating that physical activity is very important for health. He said that sitting continuously for more than an hour is as harmful as smoking a cigarette.

Pro. Bhuvan Tiwari was speaking at the national conference of the Society for Promotion of Physical Activity and Health organized at the institute on Saturday. He said that lack of physical activity is becoming the cause of many serious diseases today. Its effect is clearly visible not only on adults and the elderly, but also on children.

Pro. According to Tiwari, increasing pressure of studies, excessive use of mobile and other screens and distance from sports are making children ill. Obesity is increasing rapidly in children, due to which serious diseases like diabetes and heart disease are appearing at an early age.

Conference organizer Dr. Sumit Dixit said that to protect children from diseases, it is very important to pay attention to their diet and lifestyle since childhood. Many diseases can be prevented by regular physical activity and a balanced diet. Children and teachers of schools were also present in the conference.

Dr. Monica Aggarwal of the Department of Community Medicine of KGMU said that obesity in the age group of 10 to 19 years has increased by about 288 percent. This means that obesity rates among children and adolescents have almost tripled in the last 15 years. He said that about 8.2 percent children in India are obese, while 10 percent children are overweight. This situation is very worrying.

Dr. Salman Khan, Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, said that obesity is no longer a disease of only the rich, but it is spreading rapidly among the poor class as well. He called it a serious challenge for public health.