Kathmandu, April 19 -- One in five people above 30 from across the country are found to be suffering from high blood pressure, and nearly the same number suffer from obesity, a new report of a nationwide study shows.

The burden of hypertension and obesity has emerged as a major public health problem in Nepal. These conditions are blamed on changing eating habits, sedentary lifestyle and increased stress levels.

According to the findings of the screening of major non-communicable diseases-hypertension, blood sugar, renal function and body mass index-carried out in February and March, nearly nine percent of the people above 30 suffer from diabetes, and over three percent of the population has renal diseases.

"High blood pressure, diabete...