Abstract

ABSTRACT: In today’s world, sedentary lifestyle,fast food have made man the victim of many lifestyle disorders, one of them isObesity. Ayurveda has described Obesity as medoroga or Sthaulya. AcharyaCharaka has described ashta nindita Purusha i.e. eight undesirableconstitutions. Ati Sthaulya(obesity) comprises one of them. Obesity is the riskfactor for many diseases like diabetes, hypertension etc. Nowadays bariatricsurgery is one of the management of obesity but this leads to various sideeffects may include bleeding, diarrhea, body may not absorb nutrients well cancause health problems like anemia, osteoporosis, gall stones. It is difficultto prevent and treat obesity with modern system of medicine alone. Ayurveda hasgreat potential in preventing and treating obesity.

 Keywords-Obesity,Sthaulya, Ayurveda.