MUMBAI, March 9 -- This subject assumes particular significance because obesity in children is on the rise. The shift from a starving world to an obese one is happening at a tremendous speed. Not a day passes without hearing about how our children are becoming overweight. This trend is notably found in the metros where children pass most of their time indoors - either in school, tuitions or watching television and playing indoor games. To add to this, they have a wide variety of junk foods to choose from. Statistics show that roughly 20% of school-going children in India are obese. In a study conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, among children of age groups of 14 to 18, 17% are found to be obese or overweight. In another study, conducted to compare the childhood obesity among different cities, it was observed that obesity is more common among the Delhi children as compared to kids of other cities such as Mumbai, Dehradun, and Agra. After evaluation, it was found that 32.6 % obese children studied in private schools compared to 9.2 % children in government schools. Mumbai trails behind Delhi with 30.4 % obese children in private schools and 7.9% obese children in government school. It is also noticed that there has been an increase in obesity from 11.6% to 17% in private schools in the past few years....