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