Amirthaveni, M2017-02-202017-02-202014https://ir.avinuty.ac.in/handle/avu/1547WHO termed obesity as “New world syndrome" and hypertension as “Silent killer" by observing its consequences and it's increasing prevalence fo r the past few decades. Viis study was under taken to observe the prevalence o f obesity and hypertension among urban working women in southern India by enrolling 120 working women in an educational institution, located at the centre o f the city. Well structured questionnaire was developed and distributed to all the women to elicit their socio economic details, life style pattern andfood habits. Iheir weight, height and blood pressure were recorded. Among the selected women obesity was prevalent among 80.2 per cent and the prevalence o f hypertension was observed to be 48 per cent Ihe blood pressure was noticed to increases with increase in body weight o f the individuals The results stress the need o f timely preventive measuresfor these new endemic disorders to reduce the burden o f many chronic morbidity.