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Study: Causes of obesity in India depend on gender, age and where you live
By Dan Verderosa
Obesity is on the rise in India, and a new front in the struggle to improve nutrition in the country of 1.36 billion people has emerged.
New research from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) sheds light on the patterns of obesity within India, underscoring the need for policies and programs that consider the factors driving obesity rates within different groups and communities.
In a study published in the journal Economics & Human Biology, TCI Director Prabhu Pingali and former postdoctoral associates Anaka Aiyar and Sunaina Dhingra demonstrate that obesity is tied to such variables as gender, age and the level of economic development where individuals reside.
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