The caloric imbalance

Musing#8
I just happenned to read a book with the title "Skinny bitch" written by two women Ms. Rory Freedman and Ms.Kim Barnouin. Before anyone gets any wrong ideas, let me clarify that this is not any sleazy book but it is a book recommending the Americans what to eat and what not ,to remain slim, trim and healthy. Obesity is plaguing the American population in a huge way and I could physically witness it wherever I went. These authors are advocating people to give up meat, diary products in any form and also avoid sugar like poison. On the other hand they are recommending lots of fresh vegetables, fruits that too the organically farmed ones. Being a vegetarian myself I can definitely vouch for the benefits of being a vegetarian.
Taking a leaf out of this book I am concerned about the changing food habits of Indian children especially in the metroes and 'A' class cities and the resultant obesity we are witnessing in this demography. They are getting addicted to the same junk foods on which the American population have grown up obese. Added to this they are burning less calories by becoming more and more of the couche potatoe types. As part of responsible parenting the Indian parents should take it upon themselves to correct this Caloric imbalance in their children by ensuring the right type of calories are fed to them and right type of caloric burning habits are cultivated in them so that they grow up as tomorrow's healthy Indian citizens.
The Americans are also concerned about the growing obesity in their children as per a recent article in the TIME magazine.