{"id":85055,"date":"2020-11-07T15:15:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T09:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=18357"},"modified":"2021-05-17T14:29:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T08:59:45","slug":"indian-teens-rank-low-on-bmi-among-shortest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indian-teens-rank-low-on-bmi-among-shortest\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian teens rank low on BMI, among shortest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A Study published in The Lancet has provided new estimates for height and Body Mass Index(BMI) trends in 2019 across 200 countries after analysing data from 2,181 studies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Body Mass Index(BMI)<\/strong>:It is measured as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres.The normal BMI ranges between 20 and 25.<\/li>\n<li><strong>India\u2019s Rank in BMI:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The study has ranked India at the 196th spot.India\u2019s 19-year-old boys and girls have a BMI of 20.1.<\/li>\n<li>Comparatively, China ranks 88 with its boys having a BMI of 23 and 119 for its girls at 22.2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Height: <\/strong>Indian teens are among the shortest in the world.India\u2019s boys ranked 180th with an average height of 5.46 feet while girls ranked 182nd with an average height of 5.06 feet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analysis of India\u2019s Situation:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In developing countries like India, there is a dual burden of overnutrition as well as undernutrition.<\/li>\n<li>However, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents of both Indian girls and boys is lower when compared to children of developed nations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Suggestions:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a need for regular diet and nutrition surveys in India to avert the increase of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2SVTjvMSGM\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/maternal-mortality-rose-during-pandemic-study\/\">&#8220;Maternal mortality&#8221; 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