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Obesity norms for India updated after 15 years
Hindustan Times
|January 16, 2025
The Guidelines Emphasised on Abdominal Fat Distribution, Which Has Adverse Effects in Asian Indian Populations
The term overweight is no more a part of the India-specific obesity guidelines that were revised after nearly 15 years and published on Wednesday.
The term overweight has been replaced with Obesity—grades I and II—instead.
The India guidelines, published in a paper in the journal Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, Clinical Research and Reviews are in step with the recently-released Lancet report that overhauled obesity diagnosis and emphasised on abdominal fat distribution, which has particularly adverse effects in Asian Indian populations.
This story is from the January 16, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times.
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