Obesity in India

This, combined with rising middle class incomes, is increasing the average caloric intake per individual among middle class and high income households.

[2] Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and NGOs such as the Indian Heart Association have been raising awareness about this issue.

[3] While studying 22 different SNPs near to MC4-R gene, scientists have identified an SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) named rs12970134 to be mostly associated with waist circumference.

In this study more than two thousand individuals of Indian origin participated and the aforementioned SNP is highly prevalent in this group.

[5] This is a list of the states of India ranked in order of percentage of people who are overweight or obese, based on data from the 2016-2021National Family Health Survey.