HIGHER BODY MASS INDEX

Health problems plague frontline anganwadi workers, study finds

​The study, conducted by the community medicine department of the BMC-run college, screened more than 400 anganwadi workers during a health camp. They found that almost 49% had abnormal BMI levels, of which 33% were overweight and 16% were obese. Additionally, the fasting blood sugar was high in as many as 66% of those tested, and postprandial levels were elevated in almost 43%. The cholesterol levels were high in nearly 40% of the workers.