Obesity negatively impacts the health of women in many ways. Being overweight or obese increases the relative risk of diabetes and coronary artery disease in women....
Obesity as an epidemic The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the obesity as an epidemic and as the largest global chronic health problem in adult. Obesity is estimated to be the number two killer disease of 21st century. According to National Institute of Health (NIH), as increase of 20...
Overview India is the third most obese country in the world, just after China and the US with more than 135 million people suffering from this chronic and progressive disease. In recent times there have been reports from the United Nations stating that obesity has been on the rise in India. This can...