The Nutrition Transition Is Underway in India

Nutrition transition in India.

OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this review is to examine the demographic and nutrition transition in India in relation to its contribution to the emerging epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases in this country. SETTING India, the country as a whole and its different states with a population exceeding 1 billion in 2001. SUBJECTS The review examines demographic changes in the popul...

Where is Nepal in the nutrition transition?

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Nutrition transition is rapid in developing countries, but Nepalese transition is relatively unknown. This study aimed to describe nutrition transition in Nepal over the past 40 years by identifying the shifts in the Nepalese diets and nutritional status and the underlying shifts associated with this. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN Popkin's framework was used to identify sh...

Child Nutrition in India

Malnutrition plagues a disproportionately large number of children in India compared with most other countries. National-level data on child malnutrition in India have, however, been scarce. Recognizing this gap, India’s 1992–93 National Family Health Survey (NFHS) collected anthropometric data on the height and weight of children below four years of age. The NFHS is based on a large, nationall...

Nutrition in India

Nutrition transition in Morocco.

OBJECTIVE To analyse the nutritional transition in Morocco. DESIGN Examination of Moroccan national survey data. RESULTS Morocco is undergoing a demographic, epidemiological and social transition. The urban population increased from 29% in 1960 to 53% in 1997. Per capita gross domestic product increased steadily from 1972 to 1999. Life expectancy at birth increased to 70 years in 1999 from ...