Central obesity as well as obesity is generally associated with physiological changes, that may cause the development of diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, high blood cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is defined as the failure of the body to regulate and control the blood sugar levels. Obesity is a complex disease that is related with a number of comorbidities, exaggerated mortality and reduced quality of life. With the rise in obesity among the adult population, the cost burden is predicted to increase substantially: the combined medical costs associated with treatment of obesity-related diseases, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, in the US alone have been estimated to increase by $48-66 billion/year from 2010-2030 according to Endocrine Facts and Figures.