Hyderabad, July 23 -- Lifestyle, diet and nutrition appear to be playing an equal or more important role in predicting obesity in Indians, a global study has pointed out.

So, for Indians, lifestyle solutions or specific nutrient supplementation in the background of genetic risk might yield better results, says Dr Giriraj Ratan Chandak of the CSIR-CCMB, Hyderabad, which was part of the global study titled 'Obesity and its Genetic Basis in South Asians - Insights from Indian cohorts'.

The World Obesity Federation predicts that more than half of the global population will be overweight or obese by 2035. Obesity affects people worldwide, from children and adolescents to adults.

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