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The Times of India
The Times of India
Lifestyle
TOI Lifestyle Desk | etimes.in

Why are Indians running into the obesity bracket? Weight loss tips to stay in shape

Factors contributing to obesity in India

Warnings are going up about India sitting on the obesity curve and obesity has become a pandemic that could be sweeping India, especially among the youth. According to a recent worldwide survey that was published in The Lancet, the number of children in the nation between the ages of five and nineteen who were significantly overweight increased from 0.4 million in 1990 to 12.5 million in 2022 (7.3 million boys and 5.2 million girls).

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