Obesity in India

Obesity is one of the major health concerns that has been highlighted in the last few years in India. While India was more burdened with under-nutrition, NFHS 5 shows that India is not far behind in obesity. According to NFHS 5, the obesity…

The fertility rate of India has declined from 2.2 to 2.0 as per the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5)--indicating significant progress in population control measures. However, obesity has increased from…

<!-- -->Government may tax food items rich in sugar and fats to curb rising obesity among childrenNew Delhi: Government could consider taxing food items high on sugar, fat and salt content and which don't have front-of-the-pack…