Affluence, obesity, and non-communicable diseases in India

Raghav Gaiha; Raghbendra Jha; Vani Kulkarni

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Affluence, obesity, and non-communicable diseases in India

Raghav Gaiha, Raghbendra Jha, Vani Kulkarni

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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 language	English
Title of host publication	Diets, Malnutrition, and Disease: The Indian Experience
Editors	Raghav Gaiha, Raghbendra Jha & Vani S Kulkarni
Place of Publication	New Delhi, India
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	166-189
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9780198099215
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198099215.003.0008
Publication status	Published - 2014

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