Obesity : Urban Vs Rural 

The urban society is more prone to obesity than the rural population. For example, In Andhra Pradesh, 44.4 per cent urban men suffered from obesity, while the percentage in rural parts was much lower.

Health experts are predicting that the rapidly growing rates of obesity are responsible for the widespread of diabetes. Today, India is being recognized as the diabetes capital of the world with about 5% of our population suffering from this chronic disease that cannot be cured and needs lifelong management.

The single best predictor of types 2 diabetes is obesity or being overweight and about 90% of the people who have diabetes are obese. Therefore, obesity is not a problem in itself but it can put you at a high risk o other chronic ailments especially diabetes and even heart disease

From an Ayurvedic, perspective, the cause of weight gain is cyclical. According to Ayurveda, as with any other disease, obesity begins with the intake of incorrect food or the development of improper dietary habits and lifestyle that result in problems with the digestive fire,

The poorly formed tissue layers increase unwanted meda dhatu (fats) and cause disturbances in the functions of Kapha.

On the other hand, when Ama blocks the channels of all body tissues, this creates imbalance in Vata. Vata keeps stimulating the central digestive fire (jatharagni), which causes an increase appetite so the person eats more and more. However, due to Meda Dhavagni Mandya (weak fat metabolism), improper or abnormal Meda Dhatu is formed, which is the root cause of obesity.