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Yamuna Nagar (Haryana) [India], January 19: With obesity in India reaching epidemic proportions in the 21st century and morbid obesity affecting about 5% of the country’s population, experts have called for accommodating obesity as the public health priority. Dr. Pratayksha Bharadwaj, a research member of the Indian Obesity Network (ION) and the World Obesity Organisation (WOO), said, “Obesity is a perplexing issue in developed economies in the world. Morbid obesity has not yet become a public health priority in developing countries such as India. Why is this the case? The reasons, however, are still unclear.” In several parts of India,…
