Obesity is one of the significant global health challenges, having a severe socio-economic impact. It is basically an imbalance in calories consumed versus calories expended. Over the past two to three decades, it has grown to be a global epidemic and impacting people across age and geographic regions, which has a direct influence on morbidity and mortality. Several factors such as genetics, a sedentary lifestyle, high consumption of fat and sugars (energy-dense foods), daily routine, taking certain medications, endocrine problems, and physical inactivity contributed immensely to obesity. Similarly, environmental or societal changes, behaviour, and culture also have ...
