• Dr. Puja Vilas Babar
• Dr. Hrishikesh Sawant
• Dr. Sushil Patil

In today’s era, we are dealing with a world full of obesity condition. The lifestyle factors causing obesity include stress, reduction in physical activity, unhealthy diet, increase in the intake of sugar and fats and decrease in the intake of cereal, drinking habits, addiction of drugs etc. most of is suffering from obesity, whether it may be due to sedentary jobs, due to rapid industrialization and economic progress. It can be considered as number one killer today. It has become a part of our life, so, it is very important to give attention towards it's prevention and management. (Body mass index) more than 30kg/m2 is also used for diagnosing obesity. It is included in the aetiology of several diseases which will affect on health also. According to survey by nutrition foundation of India 23% of women and 22.1% of men in urban area of country are Overweight. India is in 99th place in term of obesity out of 183 countries. Now WHO have classified it as a disease. Ayurveda has also given an importance to healthy body as well as a healthy mind. So, to keep our body healthy, avoidance of obesity is necessary. According to Ayurveda, obesity is a condition in which Medo Dhatu is in state of Vikrit Vriddhi. various Ayurvedic treatment measures like, Nitya Langhan, Vamana, Virechana, Rukshana (Drying) karma, and Pathya-Apathya Chikitsa can be done along with some lifestyle Modifications. This review study will enlighten obesity in details which has become the major issue in everyone's life .this will focus on non-pharmacological approach of its management in Ayurveda.

: Obesity, lifestyle, Pathya-Apathya, BMI ,

"A CRITICAL REVIEW ON MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY THROUGH AYURVEDA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no.d206-d210, October-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510329.pdf

"A CRITICAL REVIEW ON MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY THROUGH AYURVEDA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no. ppd206-d210, October-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510329.pdf