Open AccessDo burdens of underweight and overweight coexist among lower socioeconomic groups in India?
Author(s) -
S. V. Subramanian,
Jessica M. Perkins,
Kashif Khan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2009.27487
Subject(s) - underweight , overweight , socioeconomic status , body mass index , demography , medicine , obesity , population , environmental health , endocrinology , sociology
The coexistence of underweight and overweight in rapidly developing economies is well recognized. However, less is known about the socioeconomic patterning of underweight and overweight as economies move through the epidemiologic transition.
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