Our Research

Focus Areas

  • Metabolic Health Optimization
  • Personalized Nutrition for Indian Diets
  • Lifestyle Medicine Interventions
  • Integrative Approaches to PCOS, Diabetes, and Thyroid Disorders

Our Methodology

We combine peer-reviewed scientific research with practical applications to develop evidence-based solutions for metabolic health. Our content and program protocols follow a structured review process:

  • Literature review of peer-reviewed guidelines (ADA, Endocrine Society, WHO, NIH) before content creation
  • Health content authored by Dr. Sneha Ramchandani, Dimple Dalal, and Sidra Timol with Indian dietary context
  • Continuous biomarker monitoring protocols integrated into client programs
  • Annual content review cycle for medical accuracy and guideline updates

Metabolic health in India, in numbers

89.8 million
An estimated 89.8 million Indian adults aged 20–79 lived with diabetes in 2024 — 1 in every 7 diabetes cases worldwide, projected to reach 156.7 million by 2050.
Source: IDF Diabetes Atlas, 11th edition (2025)
24% of women, 23% of men
Nearly one in four Indian adults aged 15–49 is overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25), up sharply from 2005 — measured across urban and rural India.
Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019–21 (2021)
1 in 5 women
A nationwide study of nearly 9,000 Indian women aged 18–40 found 19.6% had PCOS by Rotterdam criteria, with obesity and dyslipidemia highly prevalent among them.
Source: JAMA Network Open (Ganie et al.) (2024)
1 in 3 adults
A meta-analysis of 50 Indian studies (23,581 adults) estimated fatty liver (NAFLD) in 38.6% of adults — rising to 52.8% in high-risk groups with obesity or diabetes.
Source: J Clin Exp Hepatol (Shalimar et al.), meta-analysis (2022)
136 million
An estimated 136 million Indians had prediabetes in 2021 (15.3% of adults) — the stage where insulin resistance has already taken hold, years before diabetes onset.
Source: The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (ICMR-INDIAB) (2023)
3 in 10 adults
A meta-analysis of 111 Indian studies (133,926 adults) estimated metabolic syndrome in 30% of adults — 32% urban vs 22% rural, higher in women (35%) than men (26%).
Source: PLOS ONE (Krishnamoorthy et al.), meta-analysis (2020)
1 in 6 adults
A door-to-door survey of 4,767 North Indian adults found 4% met Rome III IBS criteria, while 17.3% reported abdominal pain, 11.6% constipation and 11.4% diarrhea.
Source: J Neurogastroenterol Motil (Makharia et al.) (2011)
1 in 6 people
About 1 in 6 people worldwide experience infertility — a disease of the reproductive system with major metabolic and hormonal drivers, including PCOS and thyroid disorders.
Source: WHO infertility prevalence estimates (2023)
1 in 10 adults
An eight-city study of 5,360 Indian adults found hypothyroidism in 10.95% — 15.86% of women vs 5.02% of men — with 3.47% previously undetected.
Source: Indian J Endocrinol Metab (Unnikrishnan et al.) (2013)

Evidence Sources

Our health content cites tier-1 authoritative sources. Key references include:

Educational Resources

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