Unhealthy Diets, Physical Inactivity Fuelling Obesity In India: Former WHO Chief Scientist
Unhealthy diets and physical inactivity are the main reasons for rising abdominal obesity in India, said Soumya Swaminathan, former WHO Chief Scientist. Swaminathan, who is currently the Principal Advisor for the Health Ministry’s tuberculosis programme called for expanding access to healthier diets and spaces for exercise in the country to fight against obesity, which is…