Chittaranjan Yajnik

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Chittaranjan Yajnik
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Yajnik in 2020
NationalityIndian
Occupation Medical scientist

Chittaranjan Yajnik is a medical scientist from Pune, India who is a specialist in diabetes research and maternal nutrition. [1] [2] [3]

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 (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 nutrition in its aetiology. [4]

In 2024, he was featured among the top 2% of researchers worldwide, Stanford’s 2024 top 2% list, released in collaboration with Elsevier. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Chan, Juliana C. N.; Malik, Vasanti; Jia, Weiping; Kadowaki, Takashi; Yajnik, Chittaranjan S.; Yoon, Kun-Ho; Hu, Frank B. (27 May 2009). "Diabetes in Asia". JAMA. 301 (20): 2129–40. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.726. ISSN   0098-7484. PMID   19470990.
  2. ↑ "2 out of 3 IT professionals at risk for diabetes, heart disease: Study - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Isalkar, Umesh (5 April 2009). "81% men in cities are vitamin B12 deficient". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "WHO | Ad hoc Working Group Members". www.who.int. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Over 5,300 Indian scientists in world's top 2% rankings by Stanford". India Today. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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