🔴 High Alert for UPSC Mains 2025
#GS2 #Health #GS3 #EconomicDevelopment #mains2025
❓ Expected Mains Question (GS2 – Health):
“India faces a paradox of undernutrition and overnutrition. Discuss the causes and consequences of rising overnutrition in urban India and evaluate policy responses.” (15 marks)
🔍 Why This is HIGHLY Probable (2025 relevance):
📈 Urban Overnutrition Crisis
– Hyderabad IT Sector Study: 84% had fatty liver, 71% obese.
– NFHS-5 & Lancet (2025): Obesity rising sharply with wealth & age; projected 450 million obese by 2050.
🔄 Double Burden of Malnutrition
– Undernutrition in rural India + Overnutrition in urban India = poor Global Hunger Index ranking.
– High prevalence of NCDs in cities (e.g., Chennai: 65% deaths from NCDs).
⚠️ Alarming Stats
– Only 16% hypertensive patients have BP control (9% in age 18–44).
– 94.2% consume inadequate fruits/vegetables, 24.4% report low physical activity.
🧪 Lifestyle Drivers
– Sedentary tech jobs, poor diets, stress, erratic sleep.
– Urban food culture (late-night eateries, ultra-processed foods, cloud kitchens) worsening risk.
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#mains2025
#GS2 #Health #GS3 #EconomicDevelopment #mains2025
❓ Expected Mains Question (GS2 – Health):
“India faces a paradox of undernutrition and overnutrition. Discuss the causes and consequences of rising overnutrition in urban India and evaluate policy responses.” (15 marks)
🔍 Why This is HIGHLY Probable (2025 relevance):
📈 Urban Overnutrition Crisis
– Hyderabad IT Sector Study: 84% had fatty liver, 71% obese.
– NFHS-5 & Lancet (2025): Obesity rising sharply with wealth & age; projected 450 million obese by 2050.
🔄 Double Burden of Malnutrition
– Undernutrition in rural India + Overnutrition in urban India = poor Global Hunger Index ranking.
– High prevalence of NCDs in cities (e.g., Chennai: 65% deaths from NCDs).
⚠️ Alarming Stats
– Only 16% hypertensive patients have BP control (9% in age 18–44).
– 94.2% consume inadequate fruits/vegetables, 24.4% report low physical activity.
🧪 Lifestyle Drivers
– Sedentary tech jobs, poor diets, stress, erratic sleep.
– Urban food culture (late-night eateries, ultra-processed foods, cloud kitchens) worsening risk.
@target30upsc
#mains2025
🔴 High Alert for UPSC Mains 2025
#GS2 #Health #GS3 #EconomicDevelopment
❓ Expected Mains Question (GS2 – Health):
“India faces a paradox of undernutrition and overnutrition. Analyse the causes and consequences of rising obesity in urban India and evaluate policy responses.” (15 marks)
🔍 Why This Topic?
-Lancet 2025: India may have 450 million obese adults by 2050 – fastest growing burden in Asia.
-Urban IT sector red flag: Hyderabad study – 84% with fatty liver, 71% obese.
-Double burden of malnutrition: Overnutrition + undernutrition hurting India's GHI score & health equity.
-Economic toll: NCDs from ob@target30upsc
#mains2025
@target30upsc
#mains2025
#GS2 #Health #GS3 #EconomicDevelopment
❓ Expected Mains Question (GS2 – Health):
“India faces a paradox of undernutrition and overnutrition. Analyse the causes and consequences of rising obesity in urban India and evaluate policy responses.” (15 marks)
🔍 Why This Topic?
-Lancet 2025: India may have 450 million obese adults by 2050 – fastest growing burden in Asia.
-Urban IT sector red flag: Hyderabad study – 84% with fatty liver, 71% obese.
-Double burden of malnutrition: Overnutrition + undernutrition hurting India's GHI score & health equity.
-Economic toll: NCDs from ob@target30upsc
#mains2025
@target30upsc
#mains2025