Double burden of underweight and overweight among Indian adults: spatial patterns and social determinants.
Pravat BhandariEzra GayawanPawan Kumar YadavPublished in: Public health nutrition (2021)
The current study demonstrates that the geographical burden of overweight in Indian adults is yet to surpass that of underweight, but the coexistence of double burden of underweight and overweight in selected regions presents a new challenge for improving nutritional status and necessitates specialised policy initiatives.