India’s overweight population goes up by 70 million
15th July, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
London, IANS: India has 70 million people who have been re-classified as overweight or obese, after a lowering of obesity thresholds. This threshold has been lowered in India as South Asian people are more liable than their white counterparts to develop obesity-linked conditions like Type 2 (T-2) diabetes and heart disease. “We know that T-2 diabetes, which is » Read More