Obesity emerging as biggest killer of humankind By IANS | Published on Wed, Mar 3 2021 23:33 IST | 0 Views
Hyderabad, March 3 : For over two decades, obesity has emerged into a bigger health crisis globally and in India, than hunger. Obesity is now the leading cause of disabilities and deaths around the world. More so, during the Covid-19 pandemic when lakhs of people died across countries, one key reason was the ailments associated with overweight. On the eve of World Obesity Day, healthcare professionals underlined the need to enhance awareness on this ever-growing lifestyle disease, which is fast emerging as the biggest killer of humankind in the modern era.