Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Get unlimited access to 10,000+ magazines, newspapers and Premium stories for just
Try GOLD - Free
PM flags rising obesity, stresses on dietary cuts
Hindustan Times Pune
|March 08, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed the need to fight obesity, calling it the root cause of many diseases, and cited a report which claimed that nearly 440 million people in India may be obese by 2050.
AHMEDABAD:
Speaking at a rally in Silvassa after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for development projects worth ₹2,580 crore in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, the prime minister urged people to fight the chronic health condition characterised by excessive body fat by reducing edible oil consumption by 10% and doing regular physical exercises.
"Diseases linked to our lifestyle are posing a huge risk to our health today. Obesity is one of them because it is the root cause of many diseases. According to a recent report, nearly 44 crore (440) people in India may be obese by 2050. This figure is huge and it is equally scary," Modi emphasised, referring to The Lancet report that termed India's increasing obesity trend "dangerous".
If the report findings turn out to be true, the PM said, one in every three people in the country may be suffering from obesity by 2050.
This story is from the March 08, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Hindustan Times Pune
Hindustan Times Pune
TWO AUS WOMEN CRICKETERS IN INDORE FOR WC MOLESTED
Two Australian women cricketers were sexually harassed by a motorcyclist who inappropriately touched one of them as they walked to a cafe in Indore on Thursday, casting a shadow over the Women's ODI World Cup being hosted in the city.
1 min
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Raghu Dixit marries Grammy-nominated Varijashree Venugopal
Veteran musician and frontman of the Raghu Dixit Project, Raghu Dixit got married a second time on October 14, tying the knot with Grammy-nominated flautist, singer, and music educator Varijashree Venugopal.
1 min
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
'Earlier machines replaced labour; AI replaces thought'
{ NELL WATSON } RESEARCHER OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; CONSULTANT ON AI GUARDRAILS
2 mins
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Oppn bloc looks to dent NDA Dalit vote bank
As the sun sets beyond the dusty cityscape of Muzaffarpur, Raghunath Ram repairs a bicycle wheel outside his home in Pokhraira.
2 mins
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
PM MODI TO HOLD 2 POLL RALLIES IN BIHAR ON OCT 30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address election rallies in Muzaffarpur and Chhapra areas of Bihar on October 30, BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal said on Saturday.
1 min
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
WOMAN ALLEGES UNCLE ABDUCTED KITTENS; FIR FILED
A 28-year-old woman has lodged a first information report (FIR) against her uncle and aunt for allegedly abducting her two kittens in Dehradun, police said on Saturday.
1 min
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
INDIAN NURSE JAILED AND CANED IN SINGAPORE FOR MOLESTATION
An Indian national working as a staff nurse at a Singapore premium hospital ‘was sentenced to ayear and two months’ jail, and two strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty toa molestation charge.
1 min
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Nawaz says indie films struggle at box office as they get fewer screens
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui feels that there is a need to preserve independent cinema despite the challenges it faces, as he believes that if such films cease to be made, it would be \"very bad\" for the creative industry.
1 min
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
75k more seats in medical institutes within 5 yrs: Nadda
The government is planning to add 75,000 seats in the next five years across medical institutions in the country for both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Union health minister JP Nadda said on Saturday.
1 min
October 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Parents of 'love jihad' accused to be arrested, says Assam CM
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the proposed state law against “love jihad” will include a provision to arrest the parents of the accused.
1 mins
October 26, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size