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@article{168251,
        author = {Dr Nitin Chandrakant Hume and Dr Pallavi Gune},
        title = {Review of Nidanas(causes) of sthoulya (obesity)},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {5},
        pages = {333-336},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=168251},
        abstract = {Ayurveda Is One of The Most Ancient Medical Science. In Ayurveda Sthoulya(Obesity) Described By Different Acharyas In There Own Way. Acharya Charak Has Described Sthoulya Among The Ashtaninditiya Purush . According to WHO - 39% of adults aged 18 year and over were overweight in 2016 and 13% were obese. Over 340 million Children and adolescent aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016. 39 million children under the age of 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2020.The prevalence of Sthoulya (obesity) is increasing worldwide in all age groups. Sthoulya is a global problem due to change in life style, Faulty diet pattern and decrease interest in the Exercise which lead to Hypertension, Diabetes mellites, Atherosclerosis and other non-communicable disease. In Sthoulya disease mainly Medo Vaha Srotas is affected due to which their overgrowth of Medodhatu and this process eventually manifests as Sthoulya. There Are So Many Causes Of Obesity Like Irregular Food Habits, Fastfood, Sedentary Lifestyle, Excessive Intake Of Sweet Food, Stress And Many More Which We Are Going To See In Detail In This Article So Looking Upon The Importance Of This Disease Its Important To Understand The Nidana Of Sthoulya.},
        keywords = {Sthoulya, Obesity, Nidan, Causes, Ayurveda.},
        month = {October},
        }