India, March 4 -- World Obesity Day 2025 is on March 4. As per a new Lancet study, more than half of the adults classified as overweight or obese live in these eight countries: China (402 million), India (180 million), the US (172 million), Brazil (88 million), Russia (71 million), Mexico (58 million), Indonesia (52 million) and Egypt (41 million). Also read | 12% Indians are overweight or live with obesity compared to 49% Americans: Study

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Aparna Govil Bhasker, a bariatric surgeon, who practices at MetaHeal - Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery Center, Saifee, Apollo, and Namaha Hospitals, said that obesity remains one of the most stigmatised health conditions, often unfairly attributed to personal fai...