"At present, 10% of the population in every class is obese and what worries us is that this will perhaps increase. We have given our student a menu that needs to be strictly followed by them to end unhealthy eating habits," said Kavita Agarwal, principal of DG Khetan International School in Malad (W). With a strict 'nojunk food' rule in the school, Agarwal added the initial opposition came from parents. "Students didn't complain much but parents raised an issue. We had a tough time explaining the importance of this healthy menu to parents, most of whom were working professionals," she said.
Many schools said they are concerned about obesity among students. "Parents are under the impression that the child's fitness is the school's responsibility but they fail to comprehend that children spend very little time in school. Ordering food from restaurants, weekend dinners and parties are all regular features of the new-age household, with very little focus on physical fitness ," said Natasha Mehta, principal of Euro-School in Navi Mumbai. She added most parents pay little attention to fitness, which is in turn emulated by their children. Health experts add that too much attention to physical attributes results in other health issues, including obesity. "Children usually become aware of their looks in their teens and surprisingly, instead of focusing on health and physical activity, parents immediately push their children towards dieting," said Seema Hingorrany, a clinical psychologist. She said the increase in teens' stress levels results many more health issues. "Children are hooked on to various social networking sites and there is increased importance given to physical appearance . But stress too leads to obesity," added Hingorrany. Keta Patel, a dietician, highlighted the need to eat healthy and right for all ages. "With increasing use of technology, physical activity is very limited in the current generation. It is therefore important to eat right and maintain a regular fitness regime too," she said, and added teenagers are increasingly turning to dieticians to treat either obesity or anorexia. "Children as well as parents need to take health more seriously," added Patel.
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