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Battling India's obesity challenge
Hindustan Times Delhi
|March 05, 2025
A large overweight young-adult population will be a burden on the economy. Policymakers need to plan for this looming crisis
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India will have the largest population of obese or overweight adolescents/young adults (15-24 years) by 2050, as per an analysis published in The Lancet. It will also have the second-largest population of obese or overweight children (5-14 years). Throw in adult obesity at 450 million or close to 12% of the global overweight/obese population estimated in 2050, and the health care challenges for the country seem overwhelming.
This story is from the March 05, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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