The Barocene Era Authors Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India Madhur Verma Department of Family and Community Medicine, AIIMS, Bathinda, India Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-10 Abstract This communication defines and describes the Barocene era, as that phase of human development which is characterized by a major impact of overweight and obesity. We use this term to highlight the fact that overweight and obesity need to be prevented and managed on an urgent footing. If not checked, these endocrine diseases will retard our growth and reduce our well being Keywords: Health economics, health policy, obesity, overweight, psychosocial aspects. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-01-20 How to Cite Sanjay Kalra, Madhur Verma, & Nitin Kapoor. (2024). The Barocene Era. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(2), 402–403. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-10 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 2 (2024): FEBRUARY Section BAROCRINOLOGY License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.