Nutrition transition in India: Secular trends in dietary intake and their relationship to diet-related non-communicable diseases

Misra, Anoop; Singhal, Neha; Sivakumar, Bhattiprolu; Bhagat, Namita; Jaiswal, Abhishek; Khurana, Lokesh

doi:10.1111/j.1753-0407.2011.00139.x

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Nutrition transition in India: Secular trends in dietary intake and their relationship to diet-related non-communicable diseases

Published in Journal of Diabetes • Jun 7, 2011

Authors:

Anoop Misra

Neha Singhal

Bhattiprolu Sivakumar

Abstract

India is facing an "epidemic" of diet-related non-communicable diseases (DR-NCDs), along with widely prevalent undernutrition resulting in substantial socioeconomic burden. The aim of this paper is to review secular trends in food groups and nutrient intake, and implications for DR-NCDs in India so ...

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Medicine

Nutrition transition

Dyslipidemia

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