CRP and Obesity: Among the many metabolic effects of obesity, higher BMI is also correlated with incongruity in iron parameters8 as this finding is attributed more to being physiological rather than due to dietary deficiency.9 Adipose tissue, the endocrine organ contributes to the development of inflammation process by secreting various pro-inflammatory cytokines and adipokines i.e. IL-6, TNF-α, leptin, C- reactive protein etc. Certain cytokines/chemokines influence food intake through direct effect of hypothalamus (Kershaw and Flier, 2004; Arslanet al., 2010).