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| Overview :: Statistics |
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60% of all deaths are due to chronic diseases |
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80% of all chronic disease deaths occur in low and middle income countries. These deaths occur in equal numbers among men and women. |
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388 000 000 people will die in the next 10 years of chronic disease |
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Globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, at least 300 million of them obese |
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The key causes are increased consumption of energy-dense foods high in saturated fats and sugars, and reduced physical activity. |
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Childhood obesity is already epidemic in some areas and on the rise in others. |
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An estimated 22 million children under five are estimated to be overweight worldwide. |
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4.9 million people die as a result of tobacco use; |
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2.6 million people die as a result of being overweight or obese; |
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4.4 million people die as a result of raised total cholesterol levels; |
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7.1 million people die as a result of raised blood pressure. |
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| Indian Scenario: – |
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One in every six adolescents in the metros is overweight |
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Two in five Delhi students have high cholesterol and diabetes is common |
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One in three teens has bad eyesight |
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Eighty % obese teens grow into obese adults and are twice as likely to suffer from heart attacks |
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A WHO backed survey of Delhi public schools revealed that 53% of children between 10 and 14 years and 45 % between 15 and 19 years snack on junk food every day. |
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In Chennai, 17 % of teenagers between 13 and 18 years are overweight or obese |
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One in five children has stress related emotional disorders. |
| Source: www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20030804/index.shtml |
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| Diabetes |
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There are more than 57.2 million people with diabetes in India and this increases every year |
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Every fifth diabetes patient in the world is an Indian (observes Dr. Ramesh Goyal, MD, DM Endocrinology & Diabetology, Apollo Hospitals: 13 Nov 2005 - TIMES NEWS NETWORK. |
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Diabetes is the biggest cause of kidney failure, the leading cause of blindness in adults of working age and one of the biggest causes of limb amputation |
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Diabetes significantly increases the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke disease deaths are in people over retirement age |
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WHO statistics assert that India has the highest number of diabetics in the world. |
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| Heart Disease |
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Is the most common killer of Indians |
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Stroke is the single biggest cause of severe disability and the most common cause of death in the country like India |
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Over two million people die of coronary diseases in India annually |
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Currently India is home to over 60 million coronary heart patients |
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| Kidney Related Disease |
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A silent epidemic of the 21st century |
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Annually, over 2 lakh people in India are diagnosed with end stage renal disease (ESRD) |
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Phone: +91 11 6453 0403, 4659 3991,
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