Chittaranjan Yajnik is a medical scientist from

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

, India who is a specialist in

diabetes Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels. Diabetes is due to either the pancreas not producing enough of the hormone insulin, or the cells of th ...

research and maternal nutrition. Yajnik is known for his work on the topic of the ‘thin-fat’ Indian, which explains that though not obese by international criteria Indians are

adipose Adipose tissue (also known as body fat or simply fat) is a loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes. It also contains the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) of cells including preadipocytes, fibroblasts, Blood vessel, vascular endothel ...

(high body fat percent). He has worked in the field of intrauterine programming of diabetes and was successful in showing possible role of maternal

micronutrient Micronutrients are essential chemicals required by organisms in small quantities to perform various biogeochemical processes and regulate physiological functions of cells and organs. By enabling these processes, micronutrients support the heal ...

nutrition in its

aetiology Etiology (; alternatively spelled aetiology or ætiology) is the study of causation or origination. The word is derived from the Greek word ''()'', meaning "giving a reason for" (). More completely, etiology is the study of the causes, origin ...

. In 2024, he was featured among the top 2% of researchers worldwide, Stanford’s 2024 top 2% list, released in collaboration with Elsevier.

References

External links

Profile of Dr. Yajnik at WHO website

A presentation by Dr. Yajnik regarding the concept of 'Thin Fat Indian'
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yajnik, Chittaranjan Indian diabetologists Medical doctors from Maharashtra Living people Scientists from Pune Year of birth missing (living people) Indian nutritionists Indian gynaecologists Indian pathologists Obesity researchers 21st-century Indian medical doctors Indian medical academics Marathi people