New Delhi: About 50 percent Adults In India engaged in insufficient the level of physical activity According to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal, this number will increase even more in 2022. women (57 per cent) people in India were found to be insufficiently physically active, while (57 per cent) people in India were found to be insufficiently physically active. Men (42 percent), in line with the trend across the country South Asian RegionThe study found.
It said inadequate levels of physical activity among women in the region were on average 14 per cent higher than men.
An international team of researchers found that the South Asian region ranks second after the high-income Asia Pacific region in terms of adults being insufficiently physically active. World Health Organization (Who said.
The authors found that globally, almost one-third of adults (31.3 percent) were insufficiently physically active – defined as not doing at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week.
They found that 26.4 percent of adults worldwide engaged in insufficient physical activity in 2010, up five percent from 2010, and if trends continue from 2010-2022, the authors said the global target of a 15 percent increase in physical activity will not be met.
Researchers found that more than 22 percent of adults in India engaged in insufficient physical activity in the year 2000, while about 34 percent of adults were insufficiently physically active in 2010.
They estimated that if current trends continue, by 2030, 60 percent of adults will engage in insufficient physical activity.
For the study, researchers analysed data on physical activity reported by adults (at least 18 years of age) in population-based surveys to estimate the number of adults with insufficient physical activity in 197 countries and territories from 2000 to 2022.
The team also found that both men and women aged 60 years and older across the world are engaging in insufficient physical activity.
Physical inactivity is known to increase the risk of developing non-communicable diseases, including diabetes and heart disease. According to the WHO, rising levels of physical activity coupled with an increasingly sedentary lifestyle are contributing to a rise in the incidence of these diseases and placing a burden on healthcare systems worldwide.
A 2023 Indian Council of Medical Research-India Diabetes (ICMR-INDIAB) study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal estimated that 101 million people in India suffered from diabetes in 2021 and about 315 million had hypertension in the same year.
In addition, an estimated 254 million people are obese and 185 million have high levels of LDL or “bad” cholesterol, according to the study.
nearly-50-adults-in-india-insufficiently-physically-active-in-2022-lancet-study-et-healthworld
