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Pune: People tend to veer towards harmful binge eating while they let themselves loose during the festive season as the year starts to fold up.
With Navaratra begin the celebrations followed by Dasara, Diwali, Christmas — ending with the new year. The fun is accompanied by people overeating, which not only makes them fall ill, but affects their immunity for a long time to come.
Since most of the festivals happen in and around winter months, people blame the change in season for illnesses. However, a major reason is the drastic variation in diet. People consume more sweet, oil and salt, and this lowers immunity making them vulnerable to diseases. Keeping an eye on what one eats during festivities could prevent sickness and help fight weather changes.
Doctors said excess calories could lead to hormonal imbalance and immunity reduction.
Medical practitioners further said that with rise of non-communicable diseases, continuous binging could make people fall ill.
Dr Sajal Kamat, consultant — endocrinology and diabetes, said that people with hypertension and diabetes, and even those who are borderline cases, were more likely to be affected, because food was a contributory factor along with temperature change. “During winters, influenza-causing viruses and bacteria are virulent. Consumption of salty and sweet foods can lower immunity and make a large part of the population vulnerable to such illnesses. There is also a rise in the number of people with comorbidities and so we see more people fall ill.”
Doctors also explained why children were more prone to illnesses during the festive season and susceptible to Type 2 diabetes.
Dr Sajili Mehta, senior consultant — paediatric endocrinology at Surya Mother and Child super specialty hospital, said, “There is an increasing number of Type 2 diabetes cases in those aged between 12 years and 18 years. Although the condition is more prevalent in adults, its rise in children and adolescents in recent years is concerning. It is primarily due to a growing prevalence of obesity among them. The obesity is largely driven by sedentary behaviour and poor dietary choices.”
She said that however, genetic predisposition and ethnicity also contribute to occurrence of the condition. South Asians, in general, were more vulnerable to it. “This added to excessive consumption of calorie-rich foods during the festive season can impact a child’s wellbeing.”
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With Navaratra begin the celebrations followed by Dasara, Diwali, Christmas — ending with the new year. The fun is accompanied by people overeating, which not only makes them fall ill, but affects their immunity for a long time to come.
Since most of the festivals happen in and around winter months, people blame the change in season for illnesses. However, a major reason is the drastic variation in diet. People consume more sweet, oil and salt, and this lowers immunity making them vulnerable to diseases. Keeping an eye on what one eats during festivities could prevent sickness and help fight weather changes.
Doctors said excess calories could lead to hormonal imbalance and immunity reduction.
Medical practitioners further said that with rise of non-communicable diseases, continuous binging could make people fall ill.
Dr Sajal Kamat, consultant — endocrinology and diabetes, said that people with hypertension and diabetes, and even those who are borderline cases, were more likely to be affected, because food was a contributory factor along with temperature change. “During winters, influenza-causing viruses and bacteria are virulent. Consumption of salty and sweet foods can lower immunity and make a large part of the population vulnerable to such illnesses. There is also a rise in the number of people with comorbidities and so we see more people fall ill.”
Doctors also explained why children were more prone to illnesses during the festive season and susceptible to Type 2 diabetes.
Dr Sajili Mehta, senior consultant — paediatric endocrinology at Surya Mother and Child super specialty hospital, said, “There is an increasing number of Type 2 diabetes cases in those aged between 12 years and 18 years. Although the condition is more prevalent in adults, its rise in children and adolescents in recent years is concerning. It is primarily due to a growing prevalence of obesity among them. The obesity is largely driven by sedentary behaviour and poor dietary choices.”
She said that however, genetic predisposition and ethnicity also contribute to occurrence of the condition. South Asians, in general, were more vulnerable to it. “This added to excessive consumption of calorie-rich foods during the festive season can impact a child’s wellbeing.”
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