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Overfed and undernourished in Delhi

Indias capital faces what public health professionals call the Double Burden of Malnutrition, a condition in which children over-consume calories that lack essential nutrients. Combined with the lack of physical activity, the addictive nature of junk food, and parents unaware of nutritional realities, this early undernutrition is a risk factor for obesity later in life. A report on Delhis obesity-without-nutrition problem that needs immediate attention

27 Apr 2026 8:46 am