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- Government survey data (NFHS-6) shows that the percentage of Indians with below-normal BMI has stopped declining and is now rising.
- Simultaneously, the proportion of adults classified as overweight or obese continues to increase significantly.
- This trend of rising undernutrition alongside rising obesity indicates a dual burden of malnutrition.
- Policymakers now face the challenge of addressing these two contrasting health issues across both urban and rural populations.
What to watch next
- Final analysis of NFHS-6 unit-level data to determine statistical significance of trends
- Development of public health policies to address the simultaneous rise of undernourishment and overweight
- Analysis of long-term health implications for the aging population regarding sarcopenia and BMI
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Sadajit Banerjee
internal medicine and geriatrics specialist
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“Overnourished or undernourished, both fall in the malnourished category”
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…much of the country both are now visible at the same time, which leaves public-health programmes carrying two problems rather than watching one give way to the other. For Banerjee, they are not two problems at all. " Overnourished or undernourished, both fall in the malnourished category ," he says. Much of the chatter is about improving urban lifestyles. How rural India gets proper nutrition is the question policymakers will have to answer.…
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Named India · International Institute for Population Sciences · Ministry of Health and Family Welfare · NCD Risk Factor Collaboration · Sadajit Banerjee · World Health Organization
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