Obesity-A Severe Problem
Good morning everyone! I, XYZ, have come before you all to draw your attention towards the problem of obesity in children, its causes and how it can be prevented.
Obesity has become a major concern among children in the recent years. Rising income levels of the middle-class families coupled with the sedentary lifestyle of children and addiction to junk food has aggravated the problem of child obesity.
This trend of overweight children is most common and prevalent in the metro cities where kids spend most of their time indoors in schools, tuitions, watching TV or sitting in front of the computer. In addition to this, their food intake comprises a variety of junk food that is not beneficial for their health. We need to take some strong steps to prevent children from leading this kind of unhealthy lifestyle.
It is very important for parents to cultivate healthy eating habits in their children and increase the time for physical activities. Children should be encouraged to play outdoor games and take up activities like yoga, dancing, karate etc. The use of computers and time spent indoors should be regulated. Along with an increase in the physical activity levels, it is important to bring a significant change in the diet of children by decreasing the junk food quotient to a great level. Children should be encouraged to eat nutritious food like fruits and vegetables and avoid fatty-food and aerated drinks.
I am sure that a little effort on the part of the parents can ensure a healthy and disease-free life for their children.
Thank you! ###
IMPACT OF RISE IN PRICES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Respected Chairman and dear friends!
The decision of the Central Government to hike the prices of Petroleum products has shocked all the consumers. The salaried classes and the middle-income group are the worst affected. As a common man, I resent this harsh decision of the government. The increase is not only sudden but steep also. The common man is already reeling under the spiralling prices. The recent hike in the cost of petroleum products will push the expenditure graph up by 30 to 40 percent. The increase in the prices of diesel and petrol will not only increase the expenditure on one's own vehicle but also increase the freight of goods and their initial cost will. The essential commodities will get dearer. Fares of buses, autos and taxis will have an upward swing. Shopkeepers will enhance the prices of even those articles which are produced locally. This sympathetic rise in prices of commodities will make it difficult to live within a fixed income. This escalation will mean cutting down the necessary expenditure by curbing some needs of the family.
I urge the Finance Minister to reconsider the decision which is bound to hit hard millions of working classes and salaried people besides, creating a vicious circle of spiralling prices. It is earnestly hoped that my views will merit some consideration at the hands of the authorities.
Thank you.