More than 650 million people live with obesity across the world. 

It is predicted that by 2030 that 20% of women and 14% of men will have obesity [body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2] implying, over 1 billion people will have obesity.

A  national cross-sectional study was recently done, which evaluated data from 100,531 adults in a cluster random sample across India. 

According to the report, the prevalence of obesity in the country is 40.3%, with a higher prevalence in:

It is estimated that between 2010 and 2040, obesity rates will triple, while the number of overweight people between the ages of 20 and 69 will be more than double.

Compared with Caucasians, Asian Indians have a higher risk of developing insulin resistance and cardiovascular problems at lower BMI levels, a well-known concept of thin-fat phenotype.

Abdominal obesity is highly prevalent among Asian Indians and is an important cause of the rapid increase in non-communicable diseases and their consequences.