New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Sunday addressed the launch of the book "The Weight Loss Revolution - Weight Loss Drugs and How to Use Them" authored by eminent endocrinologist Dr Ambrish Mithal along with Shivam Vij.

The event was graced by legendary cinema personality Sharmila Tagore and media baron Shobhana Bhartia.

He underlined that India, once called the diabetes capital of the world, is now also emerging as the obesity capital, ranking third globally in childhood obesity.

Jitendra Singh, in his address, highlighted the growing health challenge of obesity and related metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, coronary ...