Pakistan, July 21 -- Pakistan is facing a full-blown obesity epidemic, with 81% of women and 74% of men now classified as obese, health experts revealed at a seminar in Lahore.

Speaking at an Obesity Awareness Seminar organized by Getz Pharma at the Lahore Press Club, leading clinicians warned that poor diets, sedentary lifestyles, and screen addiction are driving a national health emergency, triggering a surge in diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and joint disorders.

Dr. Ghias Un Nabi Tayyab, Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Doctors Hospital Lahore, said obesity remains dangerously misunderstood in Pakistan, where excess weight is still equated with health.

"Over 70% of our population is obese. Our waistlines are e...