Roots · स्वास्थ्य Health and happiness

The cheapest hospital is the one you never need.

Food, movement, sleep and the diseases they prevent.

Where the damage starts.

Movement
Almost half of adults were insufficiently active in 2022, up from about 22% in 2000. 57% of women. Lancet Global Health via South First, 29 Jun 2024
Food
Unhealthy diets account for 56.4% of India’s disease burden. Healthy diet and activity can prevent up to 80% of type 2 diabetes. ICMR-NIN guidelines, 8 May 2024
Metabolic disease
101 million with diabetes, 254 million with general obesity and 351 million with abdominal obesity. ICMR–INDIAB, Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2023
Millets
India grows about 20% of the world’s millets and led the International Year of Millets 2023. NextIAS, 21 Sep 2022
Disease burden
Non-communicable diseases cause about 63% of deaths in India. Heart disease alone causes about 31%. The Wire, 24 Apr 2026
Screening
About 1.78 lakh Ayushman Arogya Mandirs offer free screening for diabetes, blood pressure and common cancers. Outlook Money, 28 Jul 2025