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Eliciting a policy response for the rising epidemic of overweight‐obesity in I ndia
Author(s) -
Khandelwal S.,
Reddy K. S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
obesity reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.845
H-Index - 162
eISSN - 1467-789X
pISSN - 1467-7881
DOI - 10.1111/obr.12097
Subject(s) - overweight , malnutrition , obesity , environmental health , medicine , epidemiology , risk factor , economic growth , gerontology , economics , pathology
Summary India is experiencing multiple transitions with respect to nutrition patterns, epidemiology and demography. Along with staggering childhood undernutrition, a rapid rise in chronic diseases and their risk factors including overweight‐obesity ( O ‐ O ), among all sections of society, is compounding I ndia's health challenges. We present an overview of the O ‐ O scenario (prevalence, determinants) and profile existing initiatives to address this modifiable risk factor in India. Urgent attention from all sectors, committed resources, policy support and targeted actions are warranted to combat the dual burden of malnutrition. The health systems should be reoriented and strengthened, in addition to enabling actions in other sectors, to address prevention and control of non‐communicable diseases and associated risk factors like O ‐ O .