Srinagar, July 17 -- It is perhaps, in recent years, that a silent epidemic is claiming the lives of the younger generation of people in India, lifestyle diseases that were, until not so long ago, believed to affect middle-aged or elderly persons are affecting the teenagers and the younger adults at an alarming rate. Diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and even the amenance of fatty liver diseases are being witnessed even by young individuals of 15 years. A Health Crisis of the 21st Century This is a worrying trend caused by rapid urbanization, fluctuating food habits, sedentary activities, and more hours in front of the screens. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), lifestyle diseases...