Under Title 9 of its guidelines, it's important to adopt a healthy lifestyle to prevent abdominal obesity, overweight and overall obesity. In this regard, the ICMR discussed the strategies to reduce the risk of overall obesity and abdominal obesity to avoid any lifestyle diseases. New Delhi: After 13 years, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released its dietary guidelines for Indians.

The Hyderabad-based apex health research body, the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) recently revised ‘Dietary Guidelines for Indians (DGIs)’ to meet the requirements of essential nutrients and prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The guideline talks about various important aspects of health and lifestyle changes such as taking tea and coffee in limitation, avoiding protein supplements and more. Among these, they also urged people to lose weight gradually and should not opt for rapid weight loss methods.

ICMR has recommended a balanced diet for weight loss and asked them to not lose weight rapidly or take anti-obesity drugs. Adopt a healthy lifestyle to prevent obesity Under Title 9 of its guidelines, it’s important to adopt a healthy lifestyle to prevent abdominal obesity, overweight and overall obesity. In this regard, the ICMR discussed the strategies to reduce the risk of overall obesity and abdominal obesity to avoid any lifestyle diseases.

According to the Asian cut-off, the BMI ranges from 23 to 27.5 kg is defined as overweight. The report notes that over 30.