RT - Journal TY - JOUR A1 - Kalra, Sanjay A1 - Unnikrishnan, A T1 - Obesity in India: The weight of the nation YR - 2012/1/1 JF - Journal of Medical Nutrition and Nutraceuticals JO - J Med Nutr Nutraceut SP - 37 OP - 41 VO - 1 IS - 1 UL - http://www.jmnn.org/article.asp?issn=2278-1870;year=2012;volume=1;issue=1;spage=37;epage=41;aulast=Kalra;t=5 DO - 10.4103/2278-019X.94634 N2 - India is gaining weight. Traditionally known for malnutrition, Indians now report more and more frequently with overweight, obesity, and their consequences. Indians exhibit unique features of obesity: Excess body fat, abdominal adiposity, increased subcutaneous and intra-abdominal fat, and deposition of fat in ectopic sites (such as liver, muscle, and others). Obesity is a major driver for the widely prevalent metabolic syndrome and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Although this phenomenon is a global one, India is unique in that it has to grapple with both over- and undernutrition at the same time. This article reviews the weight of the problem of obesity in India. ER -