Obesity In India Presented By: SHARIQUA KHAN DBT-JRF Immunotoxicology Division CSIR-IITR
Obesity WHO definition : BMI >= 18.5 is normal weight BMI >= 25 is overweight BMI >= 30 is obesity Caloric imbalance results from an excess intake of calories above their consumption by the body
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Consequences of Obesity
Indian Scenario
Temporal Changes in Prevalence of Obesity Data from NHFS Urban Indian Population Rural Indian Population
Obesity Distribution in India ( Statewise ) Data from NHFS 2007
Pattern of Female Obesity in India Rural/Urban Divide Marital and Parity Status Geographical Distribution NHFS 2007
Obesity according to sociodemographic variables Age wise Indian J Community Med. 2010 Oct-Dec; 35(4): 482–486. Socioeconomic status Residential Area
Obesity according to dietary habits Total Calorie intake Indian J Community Med. 2010 Oct-Dec; 35(4): 482–486. Intake of Snacks Type of food
Causes of obesity in India
Summary India is third most obese country in the world. Obesity is more common in females. Punjab and Kerala are the most obese states of India. An urgent need to educate the Indian community on the aspects of healthy food habits and desired lifestyles to prevent obesity and its associated ill effects.
Fighting Obesity with Bacteria Future Perspective:
Gut M icrobiota Controls Obesity
Science; vol. 341; no. 6150; 1069-1070 (2013) Germ-free mice inoculated with microbiota from obese or lean human twins take on the microbiota characteristics of the donor. Those receiving the obese microbiota (red outline) had an increase in adiposity, whereas those receiving the lean microbiota (blue outline) remained lean. If fed an appropriate diet, mice harboring the obese microbiota, when cohoused with mice harboring the lean microbiota, are invaded by the lean microbiota and do not develop increased adiposity (blue and red outline). By contrast, the obese microbiota does not effectively colonize mice harboring the lean microbiota, and these mice remain lean.
Acknowledgement AcSIR Classmates Department of Biotechnology (DBT)