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Undernutrition Raises Obesity and Diabetes Risk: Now only malnutrition does not mean weak or thin body. According to new research and experts, nutritional deficiency can also increase the risk of obesity and type-2 diabetes. Poor and economically weaker people often eat cheap, sugar and fat -rich foods, which do not have enough nutrition. This increases their weight and increases the risk of diabetes. Prolonged effects of malnutrition in mothers and children also contribute to this problem. If the mother is malnourished, then the risk of obesity and metabolism related problems in future also increases in future.
Dr. Rajeev Jayangehan and Dr. Sanjeev Galande Told that the biggest reason for increasing obesity and diabetes due to malnutrition is disturbances in the metabolism of the body. When the body does not get enough nutrition, the process of metabolism is affected and it slowly starts slowing down. In this situation, the body goes into “Energy-Saving Mode”, that is, instead of spending any little energy, it starts to save and deposit it as fat so that there is work in future lack of energy in future, but this process increases the problem later.
When such people later start eating more calorie food, such as sugar and fat cheaper fast food, their body accumulates that extra energy in the form of faster. If their lifestyle is also less active with this, then the risk of obesity and type-2 diabetes increases further. This is the reason that malnutrition and obesity are now becoming a double burden.
Scientific study of obesity and diabetes from malnutrition
Cell metabolism Journal In a study published in, Indian researchers have tried to understand the effect of malnutrition on mice. In this research, different types of diets were given to mice for 50 generations. Many changes were seen in mice who received low nutritional food for a long time. Insulin levels in his body were found to be high, while essential nutrients like vitamin B12 and folate were reduced.
The most shocking thing is that these changes were not only in those mice, but their impact was seen for two generations to come. That is, when those mice were also given normal and balanced food later, the effects of malnutrition did not end completely.
This research proves that malnutrition prepares the body to save energy and accumulate fat. This situation further leads to serious problems like obesity and type-2 diabetes. It is clear from this that if there is a lack of nutrition in childhood, then its effect can remain for generations to come.
Experts suggestions and policy
Public Health Expert Dr. Sameer Bhati It is said that people should get cheap and nutritious food easily to deal with this problem. It is also necessary to make advertisements of unhealthy, processed and junk food and to make people aware to adopt balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. Nutrition education and affordable healthy food programs in schools and community will be beneficial for children and poor families.
Regular exercise, healthy diet and health check-up from time to time help in preventing obesity and diabetes. The government and health organizations together give priority to policy and awareness programs to reduce the double burden of this malnutrition.