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Women’s Malnutrition in India: The Role of Economic and Social Status
Dahiya, Shikha; Viswanathan, Brinda - eSocialSciences - 2014
This study has used India Human Development Survey, 2005 to study the factors influencing the Body Mass Index (BMI) of … women between 20 to 40 years of age in India. BMI captures both undernutrition and over nutrition and a quantile regression …
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Ethics of Public Health Interventions: A View from the Frontline
Jain, Yogesh - eSocialSciences - 2012
Rural people are deprived even of the basic facilities of medical care. Is this ethical? [6th K R Memorial lecture].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010534929
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Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Tall and not so Tall Women of India
Viswanathan, Brinda; Sharma, Viney - eSocialSciences - 2011
New studies are increasingly appearing based on historical data across the world that better socio-economic status is associated with taller men and women. This study based on a recent Indian data analyses the variations in height among adult women. [WOrking Paper No. 41]. URL:...
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Under-Nutrition in Maharashtra: Is ICDS effective?
Karne, Manisha - eSocialSciences - 2012
Malnutrition and under nutrition are critical issues in Maharashtra. In spite of being a high growth state in the country, it has occasionally remained in the news due to deaths caused by under nutrition in the recent past. Basically, there is an attempt made to evaluate ICDS which is a...
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The New Age of Food Marketing: How Companies are Targeting and Luring our Kids — and What Advocates can do About it
BMSG, Berkeley Media Studies Group - eSocialSciences - 2012
Why should health advocates be concerned about the new marketing paradigm? Because young people's choices about what to eat and when are largely shaped by food and beverage marketing -- and these industries are now reaching our kids through a multitude of interactive devices and platforms,...
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The Rise of Obesity in Transition Economies: Theory and Evidence from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey
Huffman, Sonya K; Rizov, Marian - eSocialSciences - 2010
This study integrates theoretical and empirical models to facilitate understanding of human obesity and the factors … contributing to rising obesity in Russia during the transition from a planned to a market economy. Recent individual level data … education are important determinants of obesity in Russia. Empirical results strongly support our model for production of health …
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From Theory to Practice: Translating Research into Health Outcomes
Medicine, PLoS - eSocialSciences - 2008
Commenting on recent research articles which look at the potential health benefits of behaviour change, the PLoS Medicine Editors say that publication of the findings of such research is only one part of the behaviour-change process.
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Fighting Junk Food Marketing to Kids
BMSG, Berkeley Media Studies Group - eSocialSciences - 2010
methods to tackle the problem of junk-food adddiction and obesity. …
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Measures, Spatial Profile and Determinants of Dietary Diversity: Evidence from India
Das, Mousumi - eSocialSciences - 2014
Food security policies in developing countries generally focus on calorie intake, which is not sufficient to tackle the triple burden of malnutrition: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. Consumption of a diverse diet is important to lessen the burden and is...
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Rural Migration, Weather and Agriculture: Evidence from Indian Census Data
Viswanathan, Brinda; Kumar, K S Kavi - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study explores the three way linkage between weather variability, agricultural performance and internal migration in India at state and district level using Indian Census data.[MSE].
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