Walking through 2025: The year we put our best foot forward
Published on: Dec. 31, 2025, 11 p.m. | Source: Times of India
The year 2025 brought a wake-up call to the feet of India, with two conditions being highlighted the most: fatty liver and diabetes epidemics turned heel pain and toe woes into family talks gone viral, from Delhi cubicles to Kerala homes. While 38% of adults were battling NAFLD and 101 million diabetics are at risk of amputation, 1.3 million per year, Reels on social media popularly linked the junk food liver to numb, silently snapping feet. Walking became the hero fix: daily steps burn liver fat, improve foot circulation, and "10k step challenges" knitted together metabolic health with pain-free strides.
