The Indian pot belly - once a badge of prosperity, indulgence and aging respectability - has long been a target of satire and ...

McMaster researchers identified six early-life factors that influence obesity risk in South Asian children. The study ...

Abdominal obesity, commonly known as a pot belly, is a growing concern among Indians due to changing lifestyles, dietary ...

Researchers at McMaster University have identified six key factors in the first three years of life that influence the trajectory of obesity in South Asian children.

Once seen as a symbol of prosperity, aging respectability, or indulgence, the Indian pot belly is now at the center of a ...

Globally, more than half of all adults and a third of children and adolescents are ... or in medical terms, abdominal obesity. This form of obesity refers to the accumulation of excess fat around ...

Learn how early-life factors influence obesity risk in South Asian children and how targeted interventions can enhance health ...

Obesity is associated with longer operative times and higher odds of complications than normal body mass index (BMI) in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Although surgeons encounter ...