Public health: India's diabetes time bomb

Alcohol Consumption and Diabetes: A Case Control Study in a Rural Area of Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu.

“…India has the second largest number of diabetics next to China. The nationwide prevalence of diabetes is 9% and in southern cities it is as high as 20% [1]. The prevalence of alcohol consumption in India is around 21% among men and 2% among women [2] .…”

“…Among this diabetes stands first which causes both health and economic burden to the patients as well as country. There were 62.4 million diabetics in India according to International Diabetes Federation in 2011and the number of deaths due to diabetes in the year 2011 was 983,000 [1] . India has the second largest number of diabetics next to China.…”

Food and Nutrition Security Indicators: A Review

“…Recent studies revealed that many developing countries have experienced a dual burden of malnutrition where undernutrition (mainly stunting) and overnutrition (overweight and obesity) coexist in the same population or household (Hawkes et al, 2005;FAO, 2006). Overnutrition is becoming an alarming signal in developing countries as obesity and dietrelated chronic diseases are increasing in developing countries (Shetty, 2012). Overnutrition as part of malnutrition is driven by many factors including the globalization of trade, finance, change of information and cultures, change of lifestyles and physical activity patterns, demographic shifts, and urban growth due to rapid urbanization (Hawkes et al, 2005;Popkin et al, 2012).…”

Innovations for Food and Nutrition Security: Impacts and Trends

“…Overweight refers to the proportion of children aged under-five falling above 2 standard deviations from the median weight-for-height of the WHO growth standard. (Shetty 2012). Optimizing the window of opportunities for preventing undernutrition and overnutrition from pre-pregnancy to the first 1000 days of life is strongly needed.…”