February 24th 2025.
Mirabai Chanu, a silver medallist weightlifter at the Tokyo Olympics, expressed her honor in being chosen to take part in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'fight against obesity' campaign. On Monday, PM Modi recognized the urgent need to combat the increasing rates of obesity and nominated ten influential individuals to lead the charge in reducing edible oil consumption. He also urged them to nominate ten more people each in order to expand the movement even further.
In a tweet, PM Modi stated, "As mentioned in yesterday's #MannKiBaat, I would like to nominate the following people to help strengthen the fight against obesity and spread awareness on reducing edible oil consumption in food," while tagging Anand Mahindra, Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua', Manu Bhaker, Mirabai Chanu, Mohanlal, Nandan Nilekani, Omar Abdullah, Madhavan, Shreya Ghoshal, and Sudha Murty. He further added, "I also request them to nominate ten people each so that our movement gets bigger! Collectively, let us make India fitter and healthier. #FightObesity."
Mirabai Chanu expressed her gratitude in being nominated by PM Modi to raise awareness in the fight against obesity. She believes that by making the right lifestyle choices and being active, healthy, and fit, this major health concern can be eliminated. She also emphasized the importance of India moving in this direction to support and enhance its growth journey. "Making small changes to our daily lives can result in a huge transformation for the country and help us move towards achieving our dream of making a Fit India," she added.
As a part of the initiative, Mirabai Chanu also nominated world chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju, London Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal, London 2012 bronze medal-winning shooter Gagan Narang, former hockey captains Rani Rampal and Manpreet Singh, tennis great Leander Paes, two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, paddler Manika Batra, Paris 2024 bronze medallist Sarabjot Singh, and two-time Paralympic champion shooter Avani Lekhara.
During the 119th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', PM Modi addressed the issue of rising cases of obesity and called for action. "To become a fit and healthy nation, we will certainly have to deal with the problem of obesity," he said. According to a study, one in every eight people today is affected by obesity, and the number has doubled in recent years. The most concerning aspect is that obesity has increased fourfold among children. PM Modi also shared WHO data that shows around 2.5 billion people around the world were overweight in 2022. "We can together deal with this challenge with minor efforts. For example, one method I suggested was 'reducing the consumption of edible oil by ten per cent'. Decide that you will use 10 per cent less oil every month. You can decide that while buying oil for cooking, you will buy 10 per cent less oil. This will be an important step towards reducing obesity," he added.
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