India's Supersize Kids

Anita Rani investigates India’s growing obesity crisis, focusing on the alarming rise in childhood obesity among affluent middle-class families. In Mumbai and Pune, she meets severely overweight teenagers, including 13-year-old Kaleb as he undergoes weight-loss surgery.

Experts reveal how rapid prosperity, changing diets, and increased access to junk food are driving obesity, diabetes, and related diseases in a population not biologically adapted to high-calorie lifestyles. As weight-loss surgeries become more common,even for children, and fast-food companies target poorer consumers, India faces the threat of a nationwide “diabesity” epidemic.