Kailash looks older than his age. His body is fat and flabby. He has pain in his legs. He is not very active. He goes to school by bus and spends many hours watching TV. What kind of food does he eat?

Kailash looks older than his age. His body is fat and flabby. He has pain in his legs. He is not very active. He goes to school by bus and spends many hours watching TV. What kind of food does he eat? Correct Answer chips and pizza

Concept:

• Proper food and diet are necessary for proper nutrition and development.
• A balanced diet is very important for growing and young children.
• Children need a balanced diet with food from all 3 food groups: vegetables and fruit, whole grain products, and protein foods.

Explanation:

• Inactive children eat a lot of fast food.
• They do not like to eat homecooked food like dal-rice, vegetables and roti.
• The only thing they find tasty are chips, burger, pizzas and soft drinks from the market.
• Due to eating such high calories food, they suffer from obesity.​

Important Points

• Obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation in the body.
• It puts the person's health at risk.
• Obesity can lead to various secondary diseases like heart problems, diabetes, hypertension etc.
• A body mass index (BMI) over 30 is obese.
• It is usually caused by the intake of huge amounts of fast foods, fried and oily foods.

​Thus, Kailash likes to eat chips and pizza.