Over a third of India’s children aged 5-9 could be having high triglycerides, with Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal and northeastern states showing highest prevalence, according to a government report.
Over 67 per cent of children in West Bengal, 64 per cent in Sikkim, 55 per cent in Nagaland, 57 per cent in Assam and 50 per cent in Jammu Kashmir were estimated to have high levels of triglycerides — a type of blood fat that is known to increase risk of heart disease in later life.
Kerala and Maharashtra were among the states showing lowest prevalence at 16.6 per cent and 19.1 per cent, respectively.
‘Children in India 2025’ — the fourth edition since its start in 2008 — was released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation during the 29th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organisations (CoCSSO) on September 25 in Chandigarh.
The report “provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the well-being of children in the country,” the ministry said in a .​Over a third of India’s children aged 5-9 could be having high triglycerides, with Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal and northeastern states showing highest prevalence, according to a government report.
Over 67 per cent of children in West Bengal, 64 per cent in Sikkim, 55 per cent in Nagaland, 57 per cent in Assam and 50 per cent in Jammu Kashmir were estimated to have high levels of triglycerides — a type of blood fat that is known to increase risk of heart disease in later life.
Kerala and Maharashtra were among the states showing lowest prevalence at 16.6 per cent and 19.1 per cent, respectively.
‘Children in India 2025’ — the fourth edition since its start in 2008 — was released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation during the 29th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organisations (CoCSSO) on September 25 in Chandigarh.
The report “provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the well-being of children in the country,” the ministry said in a . ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
