New surveys show a sharp rise in diabetes and pre-diabetes among adolescents in Telangana, with growing obesity levels and poor physical activity. Health experts and NIN are calling for stricter controls and health taxes on sugary drinks and high-fat, high-sugar foods

Hyderabad: The long-held notion that diabetes is primarily a disease of adulthood is fast becoming obsolete. The health crisis now is rapidly shifting to classrooms and college campuses, as studies after study consistently indicate the emergence of type 2 diabetes as a silent epidemic among adolescents.

Telangana and other Southern Indian States are now central to the crisis of diabetes among adolescents. Based on the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) survey, it estimated that in Telangana, about 1.1 percent o

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