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The commercialisation of junk food, increase in inactive lifestyles with prolonged sitting, and high stress environments, have caused obesity rates to rise in India, mirroring a global trend.

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A fat activist explains why she objects to the medicalization of larger bodies and the idea that obesity is a disease.

More 9dreamstudio/Getty Images BMI has been a cornerstone of obesity diagnosis for decades, offering a simple formula based on height and weight. People with a BMI of 30 are considered to have ...

BMI tells us nothing about a person’s health, experts say.Credit: Getty Images The issue is that obesity is a spectrum. Some people with excess body fat can remain in good health, while others ...