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India Faces Rising Burden of Metabolic Diseases Study Why in the News ? A recent analysis of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 1990–2023, published in the journal Metabolism, shows that India and China carry the highest metabolic disease burden in the Asia-Pacific region, highlighting the urgent need for stronger public health prevention strategies. …
Read MoreRising Childhood Obesity Trends in India and World Why in the News ? On World Obesity Day (March 4), the World Obesity Atlas 2026 highlighted that India ranks second globally after China in the number of overweight and obese children, signalling a major public health challenge linked to lifestyle changes and unhealthy diets. Global and …
Read MoreHbA1c Test Limitations in Indian Diabetics WHY IN NEWS? A recent paper in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia suggests that the widely used HbA1c test may not reliably diagnose or monitor diabetes in Indians. Experts recommend using oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for better accuracy, emphasizing the need …
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