A recent study found that 80% of Indian IT professionals have fatty liver due to a sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, and work ...

The number of Indian obese adults increased from 5.76 million in 1991 to 46.78 million in 2021; it is poised to reach 173.73 ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted rising obesity rates in India and urged citizens to reduce cooking oil consumption.

Mumbai-based Kilitch Drugs Ltd plans to enter biosimilars and oral solids, including diabetic and weight-loss tablets, and is ...

With increasing urbanisation, changing dietary habits, and rising stress levels, India must adopt a holistic approach to prevent and manage obesity.

Weak and subjective labelling and advertising laws have let junk food giants enjoy the freedom to make profits at the expense of public health ...

As per the study, more than half of all adults who are overweight or live with obesity reside in just eight countries. India is one of them.

By 2050, over half of adults and a third of children will be overweight or obese globally, with India among the top three ...

A recent global study of 204 countries, including India, reveals that no country till date has successfully curbed the rising rates of adult obesity.

In 2021, 180 million Indians were either overweight or obese, second only to China. The report estimates that for India, the figure will rise to 450 million in 2050, marking a rise of 150%.

Indian diets, especially among poor families, are deficient in iron and proteins. Foods like fruits, vegetables, pulses, dairy and animal-based foods are all expensive. While at present obesity is ...

Therefore, according to the study's findings, 172 million of 346 million Americans (49.71 percent) are overweight or living with obesity, compared to 180 million of 1.45 billion Indians (12.41 ...