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Nutrition system designed for scarcity must now address excess

March 28, 2026 6:22 am

Obesity is no longer just a nutritional issue, it is a major driver of India’s growing burden of non-communicable disease

Knowledge Nugget: World Obesity Atlas 2026 – Why it matters for your UPSC exam

March 06, 2026 3:37 pm

India now ranks second globally in the number of children who are overweight or living with obesity, according to the World Obesity Atlas 2026. What are the key takeaways from the report? Do you know the difference between ‘clinical’ and ‘pre-clinical’ obesity, and what the Economic Survey 2025–26 recommends to address this issue?

Faced with childhood obesity, this Pune school managed to get junk out of the tiffin box: How it changed eating habits among kids

October 03, 2025 10:32 pm

With childhood obesity becoming the fastest growing public health concern in India, school interventions can ensure a diet discipline

CID actor Parth Samthaan says he lost 32 kilos in four months at the age of 16, credits aerobics for gaining height: 'According to my family's average...'; expert disagrees

June 25, 2025 10:30 am

"I was 5'7"...I went straight up to 6', 6'11"," he added.

'We have done it with cutting chai...'; Netizens divided over Radhika Gupta's 'half plate portion' suggestion for restaurants to tackle obesity, food wastage

April 08, 2025 12:30 pm

"When dining alone, sharing isn't always possible," Radhika Gupta noted

Children with traumatic experiences have a higher risk of obesity -- but this can be turned around

January 14, 2025 6:09 pm

Notably, certain traumatic experiences (including physical abuse and parental domestic violence) related more strongly to obesity than others.

Basic rules for screen time at young age can help reduce childhood obesity -- new research

December 29, 2024 4:46 pm

While many factors contribute to childhood obesity – such as diet, physical activity and genetics – one often-overlooked factor is screen time.

43 lakh children in anganwadi centres identified as obese or overweight: Official data

October 03, 2023 1:05 pm

Out of the 7,24,56,458 children "measured" in the 0-5 years age category, approximately six per cent or 43,47,387 children, were classified as obese or overweight, showed the data collated from growth monitoring app 'Poshan Tracker'.

Effective strategies for parents to tackle uncontrolled obesity in children

July 12, 2023 12:31 pm

"The worldwide guidelines for bariatric surgery for childhood obesity have been revised and early intervention for morbid obesity in children has been recommended in the view of the early onset of diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and fatty liver disease seen at an early age," Dr Shashank Shah, Consultant, Bariatric Surgery, P D Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Khar told indianexpress.com.

Childhood obesity in India likely to rise over 9 per cent annually by 2035: Study

March 04, 2023 4:33 pm

The study predicts that continued failure to improve prevention and treatment could contribute to a total economic impact of UD 4.32 trillion by 2035 – nearly 3 per cent of global GDP