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A radical way to tackle child obesity

Childhood obesity is rapidly on the increase and is leading to numerous health problems. To prevent this, Usha Kini proposes inserting a Calorie Counting Device into every newborn which would be programmed to light up the body and send out a loud voice message 'I'm greedy' whenever food is taken after the calculated calorie requirement is reached. This signal will stop only when adequate exercise is undertaken to negate the surplus calories. It is hoped that this should cause sufficient embarrassment to discourage over-eating and over-feeding.

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