The Kathmandu Declaration - Obesity in the south Asian region: An exigency statement

• Main Authors: Dina Shrestha (Author), Sanjay Kalra (Author), Noel Somasundaram (Author), Guru Prasad Dhakal (Author), Shahjada Selim (Author), Mohammad Wali Naseri (Author), A.H. Aamir (Author), Santosh Shakya (Author), Ali Latheef (Author), Rucha Mehta (Author), Md Faruque Pathan (Author), Rakesh Sahay (Author), Syed Abbas Raza (Author), Nitin Kapoor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The South Asian Region shoulders more than its fair share of health-related challenges. While we continue to tackle acute and communicable illness, newer challenges and concerns have emerged. These include the rapidly increasing metabolic and endocrine syndromes such as diabetes, dyslipi...