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OBESITY SILENT TSUNAMI OF INDIA'S DISEASE BURDEN
Orissa POST
|May 18, 2025
Obesity has emerged as one of the most urgent and under-recognised health crises in India, with experts warning that it now functions as a silent tsunami sweeping through the population.
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A study published in The Lancet projects that nearly one-third of Indians or approximately 449 million people could be obese by 2050.This includes an estimated 218 million men and 231 million women.
The rising tide of obesity is closely linked to a surge in chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular ailments, fatty liver, hormonal disorders, infertility, and even certain cancers, experts said.
This story is from the May 18, 2025 edition of Orissa POST.
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