Obesity is a major global health challenge, affecting more than two billion adults, 35 million children under five, and 390 million children and adolescents worldwide. Central obesity - excess fat around the waist - fuels inflammation and raises the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancers, making waist circumference a better risk marker than BMI .

In India, the National Family Health Survey -5 (2019-2021) measured abdominal obesity for the first time, and revealed worrying trends. While only 23% of women qualified as obese by BMI, more than half in their 30s and 40s carried excess abdominal fat. In fact, 40% of women were abdominally obese compared to just 12% of men - showing how “normal” BMI often conceals hidden metabolic risk.

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