Letter to the EditorInternational Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Publication: Double burden index – measuring complex facets of malnutrition
Int J Community Med Public Health. 2026;13(7):4060-4062.DOI10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20261851
Abstract
For over the past three years, world has been facing many challenges regarding various aspects of malnutrition in children under 5 years. Similar are the experiences from Maharashtra. National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4 and 5 data and other surveys have shown conflicting results on various subgroups of malnutrition, like stagnation of wasting, stunting and underweight decrease in some areas but increase in obesity in some population groups.
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Affiliations
- Department of Pediatrics, B. J. Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India; Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik, Maharashtra, India
- UNICEF, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Department of Pediatrics and Medical Education, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Department of Community Medicine, IIMSR Medical College, Jalna, Maharashtra, India