“SCREENING OF SERUM INSULIN IN OBESE INDIVIDUAL W.S.R TO STHAULYA – AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY”

Dr. Manish Kumar, Dr. Manjulas B. Kivadasannavar, *Dr. Mahamad Yunus, Dr. K. M. Shailja Singh, Garima Sharma

ABSTRACT

Obesity is a state of excess adipose tissue mass. Although often viewed as equivalent to increased body weight but very muscular individual may be overweight by numerical standard without having increased adiposity. In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years older were overweight. Of these over 6 million were obese. 39% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight in 2014 & 13% were obese. Most of the world population lives in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than under weight. Overall about 13% of the world‟s adult population (11% of men & 15 % of women) were obese in 2014. Based on clinical features Sthaulya can be considered as Obesity and it is one among Medhadatupradoshaja vikara. Hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance are pervasive features of obesity and increasing weight gain. So the present study was intended for screening the serum insulin. It was observed that among 60 patients, the average serum insulin were 50-150mU/L in maximum number of clinically diagnosed cases of Sthaulya.

Keywords: Sthaulya, Obesdity, Medhadatu, Serum insulin.