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Obesity in India
Introduction
Morbid obesity has reached epidemic proportions in India in the 21st century, affecting 5% of the country’s population.[1]
NFHS data
NFHS data
This is a list of the states of India ranked in order of percentage of people who are overweight or obese.[2]
Main article Indian states rankings
| States | Males (%) | Males rank | Females (%) | Females rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 30.3 | 1 | 37.5 | 1 |
| Kerala | 24.3 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| Goa | 20.8 | 3 | 27 | 3 |
| Tamil Nadu | 19.8 | 4 | 24.4 | 4 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17.6 | 5 | 22.7 | 10 |
| Sikkim | 17.3 | 6 | 21 | 8 |
| Mizoram | 16.9 | 7 | 20.3 | 17 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 16 | 8 | 19.5 | 12 |
| Maharashtra | 15.9 | 9 | 18.1 | 13 |
| Gujarat | 15.4 | 10 | 17.7 | 7 |
| Haryana | 14.4 | 11 | 17.6 | 6 |
| Karnataka | 14 | 12 | 17.3 | 9 |
| Manipur | 13.4 | 13 | 17.1 | 11 |
| Whole INDIA | 12.1 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| Uttaranchal | 11.4 | 15 | 14.8 | 14 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 10.6 | 16 | 12.5 | 19 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 9.9 | 17 | 12 | 18 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 8.7 | 18 | 11.1 | 5 |
| Bihar | 8.5 | 19 | 10.5 | 29 |
| Nagaland | 8.4 | 20 | 10.2 | 22 |
| Rajasthan | 8.4 | 20 | 9 | 20 |
| Meghalaya | 8.2 | 22 | 8.9 | 26 |
| Orissa | 6.9 | 23 | 8.6 | 25 |
| Assam | 6.7 | 24 | 7.8 | 21 |
| Chattisgarh | 6.5 | 25 | 7.6 | 27 |
| West Bengal | 6.1 | 26 | 7.1 | 16 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5.4 | 27 | 6.7 | 23 |
| Jharkhand | 5.3 | 28 | 5.9 | 28 |
| Tripura | 5.2 | 29 | 5.3 | 24 |
References
References
- ↑ “India facing obesity epidemic: experts”. The Hindu. 2007-10-12. Check date values in:
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Further reading
Further reading
- Praween Kumar Agrawal (2002-05-23). “Emerging Obesity in Northern Indian States: A Serious threat for Health” (PDF). IUSSP Conference, Bankik, June 10–12 2002. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - C. S. Yajnik (2007-03-07). “Obesity epidemic in India: intrauterine origins?”. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. The Nutrition Society. 63: 387&ndash, 396. doi:10.1079/PNS2004365. PMID 15373948. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - Misra A, Pandey RM, Devi JR, Sharma R, Vikram NK, and Khanna N (November 2001). “High prevalence of diabetes, obesity and dyslipidaemia in urban slum population in northern India”. International Journal of Obesity Related Metabolic Disorders. 25 (11): 1722&ndash, 1729. PMID 11753596.
- A Misra (September 2002). “Corrigendum to High prevalence of diabetes, obesity and dyslipidaemia in urban slum population in northern India”. International Journal of Obesity Related Metabolic Disorders. 26 (9): 1281. doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0802030.
- K. Yoon, J. Lee, J. Kim, J. Cho, Y. Choi, S. Ko, P. Zimmet, and H. Son (2006-11-11). “Epidemic obesity and type 2 diabetes in Asia”. The Lancet. 368 (9548): 1681&ndash, 1688. PMID 17098087. Check date values in:
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