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ArticleObesity medicine2022

Unique attributes of obesity in India: A narrative review.

Nikhil Nadiger, Sahana Anantharamu, C N Priyanka, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Arpita Mukhopadhyay

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Article in Obesity medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nikhil NadigerDivision of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute, St. John's Medical College, Koramangala, Bangalore, India.
Sahana AnantharamuDivision of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute, St. John's Medical College, Koramangala, Bangalore, India.
C N PriyankaDivision of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute, St. John's Medical College, Koramangala, Bangalore, India.
Antonio Vidal-PuigUniversity of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, Institute of Metabolic Science, MDU MRC, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Arpita MukhopadhyayDivision of Nutrition, St. John's Research Institute, St. John's Medical College, Koramangala, Bangalore, India.
St.John's Medical College Hospital · INAddenbrooke's Hospital · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_00014/2Medical Research Council MC_UU_00014/5Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity has become a burgeoning epidemic in India, even though the country is still dealing with undernutrition. As a significant determinant of the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), understanding the Indian context of the problem and learning how to deal with the obesity epidemic in this country has gained paramount importance. This narrative review points to the unique features of the obesity epidemic in India and its associated contributing factors, including the evolving nature of the Indian diet, the peculiarity of the increased adiposity at lower BMIs, unique obesity-associated genetic variants in Indians, the contribution of the gut microbiome, the impact of chronic inflammation and the role of ambient air pollution, and the contribution of decreased physical activity levels concerning the rapid urbanisation and the built environment. We believe that disseminating our insights into these unique features influencing the development of obesity in India will help increase global awareness and pave the way for better control and management of this obesity epidemic.

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