Relative contribution of diet and physical activity to increased adiposity among rural to urban migrants in India: A cross-sectional study.
Sanjay KinraPoppy Alice Carson MallinsonJennifer CresswellLiza J BowenTanica LyngdohDorairaj PrabhakaranKolli Srinath ReddyMario VazAnura V KurpadGeorge Davey SmithYoav Ben-ShlomoShah EbrahimPublished in: PLoS medicine (2020)
We found that increased energy intake and reduced energy expenditure contributed equally to greater adiposity among urban migrants in India. Policies aimed at controlling the rising prevalence of obesity in India and potentially other urbanising LMICs need to be multicomponent, target both energy intake and expenditure, and focus particularly on behaviours such as dietary fat/oil intake, time spent on watching television, and time spent engaged in moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity.