The study - titled 'Global, regional, and national prevalence of
overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980-2013: A
systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013' - used
data collected by international bodies and organizations in various
countries like India over three decades. The US topped the list with 13
per cent of the obese people worldwide in 2013, while China and India
together accounted for 15 per cent of the world's obese population, with
46 million and 30 million obese people, respectively. According to the
study, number of overweight and obese people globally increased from 857
million in 1980 to 2.1 billion in 2013. This is one-third of the
world's population. These are important numbers for investors (private
and institutional) to take notice.
Patients are lining up at obesity clinics in all major metropolitan cities in India. Obesity and diabetes have become the root cause of heart diasese in India. Patients are asking for less invasive surgery or procedure that will help them lose weight. 2010- 2015 saw a shift towards a procedure called the "Sleeve Gastrectomy " which means cutting and permanently removing 80% of the stomach, these surgeries pose treat of bleeds and leaks in the hands of inexperienced surgeons. Now, the Indian population is following the social media and following the trend of "Gastric Preservation" which means, a procedure that does not involve cutting and removing portions of the stomach and Gi tract. New treatments like the Reshape's DUO and Apollo's Orbera balloons recently approved by FDA and the newly introduced Gastric Vest System from Onciomed in clinical trials, show new promise to bariatric surgeons, gastroenterologist and patients who are looking for less invasive technologies.
A country where 270 million people live below the 'poverty line', obesity seems to be a distant issue, meant for the rich kids of first world. But India is under siege: junk food, alcohol and sedentary lifestyle are leading us to silent self destruction, making one in every five Indian men and women either obese, overweight or pre-diabetic.
According to a study published in the noted journal Lancet, India is just behind US and China in this global hazard list of top 10 countries with highest number of obese people.
Question is: Is India and China the next big market for medical devices targeting obesity?
Patients are lining up at obesity clinics in all major metropolitan cities in India. Obesity and diabetes have become the root cause of heart diasese in India. Patients are asking for less invasive surgery or procedure that will help them lose weight. 2010- 2015 saw a shift towards a procedure called the "Sleeve Gastrectomy " which means cutting and permanently removing 80% of the stomach, these surgeries pose treat of bleeds and leaks in the hands of inexperienced surgeons. Now, the Indian population is following the social media and following the trend of "Gastric Preservation" which means, a procedure that does not involve cutting and removing portions of the stomach and Gi tract. New treatments like the Reshape's DUO and Apollo's Orbera balloons recently approved by FDA and the newly introduced Gastric Vest System from Onciomed in clinical trials, show new promise to bariatric surgeons, gastroenterologist and patients who are looking for less invasive technologies.
A country where 270 million people live below the 'poverty line', obesity seems to be a distant issue, meant for the rich kids of first world. But India is under siege: junk food, alcohol and sedentary lifestyle are leading us to silent self destruction, making one in every five Indian men and women either obese, overweight or pre-diabetic.
According to a study published in the noted journal Lancet, India is just behind US and China in this global hazard list of top 10 countries with highest number of obese people.
Question is: Is India and China the next big market for medical devices targeting obesity?
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