What happens beyond the excess weight threshold? Evidence from adult women in India
The findings highlight that a distribution-sensitive metric provides a more nuanced understanding of the prevalent inequalities in the BMI distribution. It helps to capture the non-linear health and economic dimensions of the growing overweight or obesity burden in India.
Authors
- Jaya Jumrani
Institutions
- Institute of Agricultural Economics (BG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdag003
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00