Double burden of malnutrition among Indian schoolchildren and its measurement: a cross-sectional study in a single school.

Subhashchandra DagaSameer MhatreAbhiram KasbeEric Dsouza

Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2020)

SAM/MAM/undernourished states and obesity/overweight/pre-obese states, indicating undernutrition more than overweight, coexist among Indian schoolchildren from lower middle/lower socioeconomic categories. BMI and MUAC were significantly correlated. MUAC identifies both undernutrition and overnutrition by early detection of aberrant growth.

Keyphrases

weight loss
weight gain
physical activity
bariatric surgery
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
risk factors
mental health
adipose tissue
genome wide
insulin resistance
obese patients
gene expression
dna methylation
skeletal muscle
high school