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Contribution of economic and nutritional context to overweight/obesity dynamics in Indian women from 1998 to 2016: a multilevel analysis of national survey data.

Jeswin BabyJithin Sam VargheseShruthi CyriacK M Venkat NarayanAnura V KurpadTinku ThomasShivani Patel
Published in: BMJ open (2021)
Indicators of state economic development and nutrition transition were independently associated with a woman's likelihood of being overweight/obese. The impact of state wealth waned over survey round, suggesting that risks for overweight/obesity may be increasingly shaped by individual factors as economic development expands in India.
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