Maharashtra has moved from roughly one in four adults being overweight to almost one in three within just five years. (Photo: Freepik) The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) suggests Maharashtra is winning some of its old public health battles even as it finds itself confronting new ones. While child malnutrition has declined and vaccination coverage has improved, the survey reveals a sharp increase in obesity, diabetes, hypertension and Caesarean deliveries across the state. The trend is particularly pronounced in urban Maharashtra, where lifestyle-related illnesses are becoming increasingly common. The most striking trend is the sharp rise in obesity. Among women, the proportion classified as overweight or obese increased from 23.5% to 31.1% a jump of 7.6 percentage points, or nearly 32% in relative terms. For men, the rise was even steeper, from 24.7% to 32.8%, an increase of 8.1 percentage points.…