There is panic in India as the country has become concerned over an obesity crisis. A large, round belly has been used in Indian films and art to signal corruption or laziness, and in literature to suggest comfort or complacency. Outside of the country's main cities, the physical feature was seen as a sign of wealth. But the Asian country is realising that it is now in the grips of a crisis, as it had the second-highest number of overweight or obese adults in 2021 - 180million affected.