Revised Guidelines on Obesity Diagnosis & Treatment

Recently, India has updated its obesity diagnosis and treatment guidelines after 15 years.

  • This revision aligns with a global call for recalibration of how obesity is measured and takes into account recent findings on fat distribution and health risks, particularly in the Asian Indian population.
  • The guidelines were developed using the Delphi process, a method for building expert consensus.

New Guidelines

Focus on Belly Fat

  • Abdominal fat is now a key factor in diagnosing obesity due to its link to insulin resistance and other conditions.

Obesity-Related Issues

  • The definition includes obesity-related issues like diabetes, heart disease, and joint pain.

Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Buy March 2025 Issue

Already a Member? Login here

Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Be an Annual Subscriber

Related Content

Society Watch