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: 1 August 2016

• Country: India
• Document Type: Research Paper
• Theme: Health
• Authors: Tripathy, J.P., Thakur, J.S., Jeet, Gursimer, Chawla, Sohan, Jain, Sanjay, 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’s 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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Published 1 August 2016