The Emergence of the South-Asia Obesity Forum – A Need of the Hour

Authors

  • Dr Dina Shreshta Consultant Endocrinologist Norvic International Hospital Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
  • Dr Aswin Pankajakshan Dept. of Endocrinology, NMC Royal Hospital, Dubai
  • Dr Azra Rizwan Diabetes and Endocrinology, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Consultant Endocrinologist, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr Mariyam Niyaz Dept. of Endocrinology, Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Male' Maldives
  • Dr Md. Faruque Pathan Director Academy, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Dr Mohammad Wali Naseri Dept. of Endocrinology, Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Dr Musarrat Riaz Baqai institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Dr Nitin Kapoor8 Dept. of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
  • Dr Payal Buckoreelall Chintaram Dr AG Jeetoo Hospital, Mauritius, Port Louis, Mauritius
  • Dr Prasad Katulanda Dept. of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, National Hospital of Sri Lanka
  • Dr Ranil Jayawardena Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Dr Rucha J Mehta EDMO Clinic, Cardiometabolic Department Apollo CVHF, Ahmedabad, India
  • Dr Sanjay Kalra Consultant Endocrinologist, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India
  • Dr Santosh Shakya Chief Hospital Analyst, AaRuS Lifestyle Hospital, Lalitpur, Bagmati, Nepal
  • Dr Shahjada Selim Dept. of Endocrinology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Dr Sidrah Lodhi Division of Endocrinology, Dept. of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords:

South Asian Obesity Forum (SOF),, obesity, obesity related advocacy, policy change, obesity education,, related research,, thin fat obesity

Abstract

Obesity has reached pandemic proportions globally and, in the South
Asian countries. However, the rate of increase in the South East Asian
region is alarming. This rapid increase is not only associated with a
sharp increase in the metabolic and psychosocial complications of
obesity but also will be a huge burden on the health economics of
these developing countries in this region. This manuscript details the
need and the scope of having a united and focused group of specialists
from different South Asian countries to address the challenges related
to the obesity pandemic and mitigate its impact in the region. The
South-Asia obesity forum is a consortium of obesity researchers from
7 South Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, who will work together to
achieve the objectives of this forum in the field of obesity education,
research and advocacy

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Published

2024-08-13

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024)

Section

PERSPECTIVE

How to Cite

The Emergence of the South-Asia Obesity Forum – A Need of the Hour. (2024). Asian Journal Of Obesity, 1(1), 34-36. https://ojs.ijcp.in/index.php/AJO/article/view/1080

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