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World Hypertension Day: Avoid high blood pressure, know your numbers

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Hypertension is a silent disease. It affects millions of Indians and responsible for 10.8 percent of deaths in the nation. This year, World Hypertension Day is being observed with the theme “Know Your Numbers”, highlighting the importance of screening for high blood pressure and ensuring it is kept under control. The occasion is observed annually …

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Why you should be worried about students’ health

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The findings of a report researching the health of Indian students have raised a number of concerns about the health of India’s children. The research screened 176,240 schoolchildren aged two to seventeen across twenty Indian cities. Those screened were assessed on numerous health parameters and it was discovered that a significant proportion of India’s students …

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Why your desk job is a risk to your health

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A new study has established a relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the kind of sector of work among urban Indians. The research, published in the journal Economics and Human Biology, suggests a positive correlation between a high BMI – an indicator of obesity – and labour market activity. Put simply, the study could …

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Economic explanations for obesity

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Economic growth coincides with decreased rates of stunting and wasting – but may also bring with it increased rates of obesity. This is according to a recent study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology which analyses how the burden of malnutrition changes as countries undergo economic development. The study analysed these findings in …

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What drives India’s diabetes crisis?

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Diabetes cases in India are rising. Some studies suggest that it is India’s fastest growing disease. India housed an estimated 72 million cases of diabetes in 2017. This figure is expected to increase considerably to 134 million by 2025. A victim of its own success? The reasons for this rapid increase in diabetes cases are …

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Obesity among kids leading to a pancreatic cancer crisis?

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There is yet another reason to be worried about the spread of obesity among India’s children. New research suggests that being overweight in adolescence increases the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in later life fourfold. Even being overweight or the heavier end of the normal weight range could elevate pancreatic cancer risk in men, the …

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What’s driving obesity in India: Calories or Carbs?

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Let us investigate the reasons behind the rise in obesity in India. India has the third highest obesity rate in the world. If this fact isn’t alarming enough, then here are the details. In 1975 1.3percent of our population was obese. In 2014 it rose to 3.7percent and in 2017 it stood at five percent. …

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The “eat right movement” to combat rise in NCDs

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Can India’s rising tide of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) be stemmed by moving back to the basics of the food we eat? The “Eat Right Movement” believes it can. NCDs are reaching epidemic proportions in India. 61 percent of all deaths in the country can be attributed to NCDs. Heart disease alone accounted for 28.1 percent …

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World’s heaviest teen’s fight with obesity: Symptom of a national crisis?

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Obesity is one of India’s most significant public health crises. Nationwide thirty million Indians struggle with their weight. Shockingly, this figure includes 14.4 million children who are considered obese. One of these children embarked on a battle to save his life. This fight saw him become the world’s heaviest teen to undergo gastric bypass surgery. …

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Nutrition in India, anaemia and obesity

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Shocking figures reveal that 51 percent of Indian women between the ages of 15 and 49 are considered anaemic. In the same age group 22 percent of women are overweight. Could both sets of figures point to unhealthy lifestyle and nutrition choices? The statistics, revealed in the Global Nutrition Report 2017 establish that India forms …

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