AIIMS study links rising obesity in Delhi private schools to future heart disease risk

AIIMS study finds a surge in obesity and metabolic issues among Delhi schoolchildren, particularly in private schools, raising future heart disease risk. The study of 4,000 students revealed 13.4% obesity and 7.4% hypertension, with private school students showing significantly higher rates of obesity and related health problems. Experts link the rise to sedentary lifestyles and processed food consumption, highlighting a complex public health challenge of malnutrition and obesity in Indian youth.