Open AccessCarbonating the household diet: a Pakistani tale
Author(s) -
Biplab Kumar Datta,
Muhammad Jami Husain
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
public health nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.166
H-Index - 137
eISSN - 1475-2727
pISSN - 1368-9800
DOI - 10.1017/s1368980019004348
Subject(s) - consumption (sociology) , per capita , environmental health , obesity , socioeconomic status , context (archaeology) , business , medicine , geography , population , social science , archaeology , sociology
Carbonated beverage consumption is associated with various adverse health conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and CVD. Pakistan has a high burden of these health conditions. At the same time, the carbonated beverage industry is rapidly growing in Pakistan. In this context, we analyse the trends and socioeconomic factors associated with carbonated beverage consumption in Pakistan.