Bengaluru, Aug. 26 -- Karnataka is witnessing a worrying increase in lifestyle-related diseases, with diabetes, hypertension and obesity emerging as major health concerns over the past decade, according to figures cited from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2023-24.

The data shows that diabetes prevalence among women increased sharply from 3.2 per cent in 2015-16 to 22.3 per cent in 2023-24. Among men, the prevalence rose from 3.7 per cent to 26.1 per cent during the same period.

Hypertension has also recorded a substantial increase. The proportion of women with high blood pressure rose from 0.7 per cent to 25.1 per cent, while among men it increased from 1.2 per cent to 28.2 per cent.

Obesity, too, has become increasingly comm...