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| VLCC organises workshop on adolescent obesity | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 24: VLCC, the category leader in the Wellness domain with presence in slimming, beauty & fitness businesses today organised a workshop on Adolescent Obesity at its Jammu centre to generate awareness about the growing obesity among adolescent and the ways to handle it.
The Workshop which was conducted by eminent psychologist Dr Osmani and experts from VLCC, was attended in large numbers by parents and children. Speaking on the occasion the VLCC Slimming Head Ramanjeet said. "As per recent survey, the population of Obese Adolescent has now reached 1 billion, world over. As we are aware that an Obese Adolescent has higher probability of suffering from hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, certain type of cancer, and type 2 diabetes milletus in their adulthood, it is important to share this concern with the population at large"
The psychologist Dr Osmani said "Obesity is the cause for Psychological and Social Problems among these growing adolescent. It is observed many a times obese children more often withdraw themselves from social groups for fear of being ridiculed. They developed a low self-esteem because being Obese makes them believe that they are unattractive. Therefore, it is important to address this growing population of Obese Adolescent to help them counter their problem.
The event saw a lot of interaction between psychologist and the parents. Valuable tips were also shared by the VLCC experts on the scientific 360 degree Weight Management Program available at VLCC which will bring in a difference in the life of obese children.
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