India's Silent Epidemic: 87% of Adults Have Abnormal Cholesterol as New Drugs Arrive

A landmark study reveals that 87.3% of Indian adults have at least one abnormal blood lipid level, a staggering figure that transforms high cholesterol from a personal risk into a national public health crisis. This finding comes from the ICMR-INDIAB-25 analysis, published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology in July 2026, which analyzed fasting lipid profiles from 23,665 adults nationwide. The data shows India is grappling with a distinct South Asian risk profile: high...