Amroha News: A 20-year-old newly married woman from Amroha in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh has died of a severe pancreatic infection while undergoing medical treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
Amroha News-Possible Cause Of Death
Shifa, the woman, used to frequently consume fast food. She was married for eight months and her husband works as a tailor in Delhi.
On January 7, Shifa complained to her family of severe abdominal pain. She was immediately rushed and admittyed to a private hospital in Joya. Shifa was referred to Moradabad after her condition worsened and later shifted to AIIMS where she died.
The death of Shifa was confirmed by Amroha CMO Dr. Yogendra Singh but the exact cause of her death is yet to be determined. The CMO remarked that a team would be sent to AIIMS for the collection of medical details and identify the exact cause of Shifa’s death.
Assistant commissioner Vinay Kumar Agarwal from the District Food Safety Department remarked that several teams have been formed for collecting junk food samples that are being sold locally.
Past Amroha Fast Food Deaths
Previously, a 16-year-old girl Ahana died at AIIMS after complaining of severe intestinal damage. Ahana was a regular consumer of fast food items such as Maggi, pizzas, burgers and chowmien. In the second incident, a NEET aspirant Ilma from Chuchaila Kalaan village in Amroha died on December 29 last year at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi after a brain surgery. Her death was attributed to typhoid and a parasitic infection from contaminated cabbage in fast food.
Excessive fast food consumption can indirectly contribute to fatal health conditions rather than acute poisoning. High fat, sugar, salt and calorie content in these foods can result in heart disease, obesity, diabetes and related complications over time. It can even cause rapid weight gain that can strain body organs while increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
