Affluence, obesity, and non-communicable diseases in India

Raghav Gaiha, Raghbendra Jha, Vani Kulkarni

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Abstract

Aging, growing affluence, obesity, and NCDs are closely linked. This chapter examines these links using a nationwide household survey. Attention is given to complex health policy choices given the irreversibility of growing affluence, lifestyle changes and urbanization.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDiets, Malnutrition, and Disease: The Indian Experience
EditorsRaghav Gaiha, Raghbendra Jha & Vani S Kulkarni
Place of PublicationNew Delhi, India
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages166-189
Volume1
Edition1st
ISBN (Print)9780198099215
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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