IANS
Obesity tripled in the last four decades, and was called a “global pandemic in its own right” by the UN last year. Obese people are more susceptible to suffering or dying from Covid-19 complications and are vulnerable to heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, fatty liver, and chronic kidney disease. Diet, lack of exercise, social environment and genetics are major triggers for obesity.
Moreover, consumption of ultra-processed food items, fast-food restaurant meals, soft drinks, and industrially processed convenience food with salt, sugar, fat, and additives lead to obesity. Besides having an adverse impact on respiratory and cardiac problems, obesity is a major risk factor for stone formation in the body. Considering the startling facts and statistics, let’s zoom in on problems such as gallstones that are a result of…
