India, March 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
"Obesity is a multifactorial challenge and needs multifactorial preventive strategies".
This was stated here today by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, who is also a Professor of Medicine and a renowned Diabetologist, while underscoring the urgent need for a multifaceted and collective approach to combat the growing obesity crisis in India.
Addressing the 'National Obesity Summit", organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on the occasion of "World Obesity Day", the Minister emphasised that obesity is not just a lifestyle issue but a major public health challenge that requires coordinated efforts from the government, industry, the medical fraterni...