Obesity is emerging as a big issue for India as many people are facing health problems related to obesity.

Over- nutrition can be one of the causes for it. Obesity can be defined as body weight which is 30-40% more than ideal body weight. Obesity is a serious world wide problem specially in America where it affects 1 in 4 Americans. The expenditure on treatment of obesity related diseases is 5-7 % of the total health budget. In India 30 million people are suffering from obesity.