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Hyderabad-based Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has announced a nationwide educational initiative aimed at strengthening India's obesity care workforce through the development of a network of Certified Obesity Educators.

The initiative seeks to equip more than 5,000 healthcare support professionals with specialised training in obesity prevention, risk assessment, patient counselling and long-term management, helping bridge a critical gap in obesity care delivery across the country.

More than 254 million adults are estimated to be living with generalised obesity, while approximately 351 million are affected by abdominal obesity in India.

Recognising that addressing obesity requires more than medic...