Double burden of malnutrition by mid-childhood in an Indian birth cohort: a longitudinal study (2010–2021)
Birsen Yilmaz, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Sushil John, Gagandeep Kang, Felix Jebasingh, Nihal Thomas, Mahendra Sonawane, Ullas Kolthur-Seetharam, Beena Koshy · 2026
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Birsen Yilmaz and colleagues followed in 2026 children in an urban Indian birth cohort to trace how undernutrition and overweight emerge together. About two hundred fifty children from Vellore were measured from birth through age nine. Body mass was calculated at several ages, and later patterns were modelled against early-life factors. The double burden means thinness and obesity rising within the same population, or even the same families.
Nearly half the children were stunted at age two in the cohort. Thinness still affected about a quarter of children at age seven, while overweight remained uncommon then. By age nine, underweight had eased somewhat and overweight or obesity had climbed to roughly fifteen percent. Mother's body mass predicted child thinness, especially at ages five and nine in the models. The authors urge age-specific action plus attention to maternal health.
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| CREATOR | Birsen Yilmaz, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Sushil John, Gagandeep Kang, Felix Jebasingh, Nihal Thomas, Mahendra Sonawane, Ullas Kolthur-Seetharam, Beena Koshy |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |