Keep the phone away for a few hours a day and let Children play on the ground that will help – Kapil Dev
Former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev recently shared that obesity in children can be handled by getting the phone away from them and allowing them to play while he addressed ANI and advised that people should spend at least one hour a day on their fitness.
Former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev recently shared that obesity in children can be handled by getting the phone away from them and allowing them to play.
The former India World Cup-winning captain was present at an event on awareness of type 2 diabetes and obesity in India. He addressed ANI and advised that people should spend at least one hour a day on their fitness.
He said,
“If you can’t give your body a couple of hours or one hour in a day then it’s your problem and I don’t have to tell anybody, people are intelligent, and sometimes awareness is not there”.
When asked about increasing obesity amongst Indian children, he added,
“Keep the phone away for a few hours a day and let them play in the ground that will help.”
A worldwide medical company in India has collaborated with Kapil Dev to launch ‘Break the Partnership’ a campaign aimed at educating people with diabetes (PwD), their caregivers, and doctors about the grave impact of weight in type 2 diabetes (T2D).
Every 7th person with diabetes in the world is an Indian and over 6 lakh individuals die every year due to diabetes in India (second only to China). The situation worsens when people living with diabetes can’t deal with their weight.
Announcing the launch of the campaign, Dev, the brand ambassador for Novo Nordisk India, said
“I am glad to join Novo Nordisk in its effort to fight against diabetes. The ‘Break the Partnership’ #WeightinDiabetes campaign focuses on spreading awareness of the harmful association between diabetes and weight, which must be tackled with utmost importance. In cricket, a partnership between two batsmen can be very damaging for the opposing team, and a bowler is always looking to end it sooner than later.”
“Similarly, the partnership of weight and diabetes can be injurious for patients and must be managed in time. It is important to bow out impending complications before they stump you. Advances in science today allow for effective treatment options for type 2 diabetes, which help with both blood sugar control as well as weight management. As a person with type 2 diabetes, I know that diabetes can be managed efficiently if we act on time and adhere to the right medication. I suggest and highly recommend that patients talk to their doctor about newer and progressive treatment options available for type 2 diabetes,”
he added.