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Economic Survey flags ultra-processed foods, rising obesity as threat to productivityIndia faces a growing threat to productivity. The Economic Survey highlights the rapid rise of ultra-processed foods and increasing obesity...- Crores of children at risk from the food you are feeding them, Economic Survey 2026 warnsEconomic Survey 2026: India's Economic Survey 2026 flags a major health crisis: rising obesity. Unhealthy diets, ultra-processed foods, and...
- Obesity drugs gain weight in labs: Several clinical trials by big and small pharma cos underwayDriven by the success of Wegovy and Mounjaro, numerous pharma companies are developing anti-obesity drugs, with over 170 in various stages....
- IIM Ahmedabad, Novo Nordisk India partner to strengthen obesity care ecosystemThe Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and Novo Nordisk India have partnered to strengthen India's obesity care ecosystem. The...
- Diabetes in India: Embracing a holistic perspective to combat a growing epidemicDiabetes is a rising health issue in India, with millions affected by the disease and its precursors. Addressing lifestyle factors such as ...
- India is the 'cancer capital' of the world: Apollo Hospitals' reportIndia sees a rise in NCDs, notably cancer cases. Apollo Hospitals' report emphasizes urgent interventions for diabetes, hypertension, obesi...
- Apollo launches India's first pediatric health assessment on chronic, lifestyle diseases in childrenApollo launches the Pediatric ProHealth Programme to address the rise of non-communicable diseases in children. The program customizes test...
- Over 11% Indians diabetic, 36% have hypertension: Lancet survey showsA nationwide survey published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal has found that 11.4% of Indians have diabetes, rising from 7.5...
- India has over 100 mn diabetics & 136 mn pre-diabetics, says new ICMR study; Goa tops the list, UP records lowest prevalenceIndia is the 'diabetes capital of the world', according to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research that shows the country now has...
- Apollo Hospitals launches AI-driven personalised preventive health profileApollo's 'ProHealth' program is backed by a predictive algorithm that captures one’s health status, predicts potential health risks and ind...
- Obesity main reason in women over 35 for poor diabetes control & increased heart disease risk, says studyThe Apollo study said that diabetes was high in southern, eastern parts of the country.
- View: India's healthcare policies need to prescribe bitter medicineWhile the forthcoming budget will hopefully address gaps to ramp up hospitals, train healthcare workers and detect new mutants, much more i...
- As heat of COVID-19 recedes, TN to focus on tackling non- communicable diseasesNearly, 40.2 percent of the surveyed adults aged between 18 and 69 years reported having over three risk factors for developing NCDs, as pe...
- Operational guidelines launched for integration of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with NPCDCS"Over the last two decades global burden of NASH has more than doubled. Globally, NASH caused 40 lakh prevalent cases of compensated cirrho...
- View: India’s rising obesity problemWhile obesity is still at a nascent stage in India, it very much remains an issue that needs tackling by policymakers. The foremost task is...
- Obesity hurting your health and pocket? Here's how to manage costs and well-beingThe burden of obesity in urban India is increasing alarmingly and around 21% of the total population is over weight.
- Tax on sugary drinks & junk food in India soon, to curb obesity, diabetesThe tax could also be implemented in countries like Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, where the growing consumption of such products is fuelling obes...
- Celebrities should be allowed to advertise junk food: CSECelebrities should not be allowed to advertise junk food given the rising number of diabetic and obese people in the country.
- Probability of death by non-communicable diseases has gone up in India: World Health OrganisationThe latest report on NCDs conducted by the WHO states that the four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic re...
- Global threat: 60% of deaths caused by chronic diseasesThree out of every five deaths in 2008 were caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cancer, stroke, diabetes and cardiovascular dis...
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