Urban rural differences in diet, physical activity and obesity in India: are we witnessing the great Indian equalisation? Results from a cross-sectional STEPS survey

Household survey carried out in the state of Punjab, India

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
6 November 2017
Country:
India
Document Type:
Research Paper
Theme:
Health
First published:
1 August 2016
Authors:
Tripathy, J.P., Thakur, J.S., Jeet, Gursimer, Chawla, Sohan, Jain, Sanjay and Prasad, Rajender

Abstract

Rising morbidity and mortality due to non-communicable diseases can be partly attributed to the urbanized lifestyle leading to unhealthy dietary practices

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development鈥檚 Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Jaya Prasad Tripathy, J. S. Thakur, Gursimer Jeet, Sohan Chawla, Sanjay Jain, Rajender Prasad (2016) Urban rural differences in diet, physical activity and obesity in India: are we witnessing the great Indian equalisation? Results from a cross-sectional STEPS survey BMC Public Health (2016) 16:816
DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3489-8

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