Sthaulya (Obesity) is one among the major diseases of modern era. It is considered as santarpan janya vikar (An excess nutritional disorder) in Ayurveda. Sthaulya is caused due to medovriddhi which includes abnormal and excessive accumulation of medadhatu in the body. This is caused by frequent and excessive intake of madhur and snigdhaaahar , lack of physical and mental exercises. These all results into the increase in kapha dosha and  medodhatu results in the sthaulya.  It is creating an enormous socioeconomic and public health burden in poorer countries. At least 2.6 million people each year die as a result of being overweight or obese. According to the W.H.O. overweight and obesity is the fifth leading risk for global deaths. The International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) and International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) estimate that 200 million school children are either overweight or obese. The proportion of children who are overweight and obese has doubled over the past two decades in both developed and developing countries, including India. Adolescence with its stormy period of rapid growth has its own peculiar set of physical, mental and psychosocial problems. In India, adolescents constitute about 22% of the total population. With growing realization of their vital role in the future of the nation and the society, a lot of interest is generated of late, in the hitherto untreated area of adolescent health.

Among physical challenges of this age group, obesity is at the top with prevalence of 8 to 15 %. Asian and particularly Indian population is proved to be genetically more predisposed to obesity. The long-lasting and dire consequences of obesity, in the form of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia together make the deadly quartet with its high morbidity and mortality. In addition, obesity brings with it many psycho-social consequences such as: Lack of self-esteem, feeling of guilt, shyness, behavioral problems, eating disorders, anxiety, depression etc. In practice the treatment of  obesity in adolescents  can be challenging and frustrating because of frequent relapses. For the purpose of management of obesity, currently there are two options viz. lifestyle management and pharmacological therapy. However lifestyle change is the main pillar of obesity management but in practice, most of the times it becomes difficult to achieve the goals of therapy with lifestyle changes alone. Moreover limiting energy intake of growing children can result in decreased linear growth velocity in obese children. Dieting could also increase prevalence of inadequate nutrients, such as iron, calcium, zinc etc. Medical therapeutic options for treatment of obesity are not very promising and are also associated with serious cardiovascular and other metabolic side effects.

In the pathology of Sthaulya, Kapha is main Dosha and Meda is main Dushya, while Agnimandya takes place at Medodhatvagni level. So, the drugs which have Kapha and Medanashaka property possess the efficacy to correct the function of Medodhatv Agnimandya are supposed to be effective in this condition. In Navaka Guggulu and Triphala Guggulu maximum ingredient fulfill these prerequisite properties.