• Projections indicate that the number of cancer cases in India will climb sharply, from 2020 to 2025, necessitating an increase in the number of cancer screenings.

• Mental health diseases are becoming more prevalent among the youth.

• According to data from Apollo Hospitals, 3 out of 4 patients who visited for routine health examinations had a BMI that indicated they were overweight or obese.

• High levels of visceral fat, or "central obesity", were present in all obese individuals (BMI > 30), which can impair organ function, hastening the development of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

• Similarly, hypertension is becoming more common in India.

• Numerous lifestyle and environmental factors that have led to elevated stress levels and obesity have led to high blood pressure

• Pre-diabetes has always been associated with age > 45, yet evidence shows that 20% of people under 45 are prediabetic.

• The only effective strategy to "reverse" diabetes and limit the progression to further issues is to manage the condition during the pre-diabetic stage actively, even though there is a significant and growing awareness of diabetes.

• Apollo's Health of the Nation report emphasizes the need to manage health seriously in a mechanized, time-constrained, and technologically oriented society.

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