Union Minister of State for Science & Technology, Jitendra Singh, said on Monday that obesity in India has become a serious public health concern rather than a cosmetic issue, calling for scientific precision and policy discipline in tackling rising metabolic disorders.

Speaking at the panel discussion “Clinician–Scientist Interaction on Obesity” during the India International Science Festival (IISF), Singh said obesity entered mainstream medical discussion in India only in the last 15 years. He noted that public perception had long treated it as a matter of appearance rather than a medical condition.

Singh highlighted the high prevalence of visceral obesity among Indians, saying waist circumference was often more revealing than total body weight. He cautioned against rapid adoption of G

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