World is facing agrarian as well as nutritional challenges. Agricultural lands with irrigation
facilities have been exploited to maximum, and hence we need to focus on dry lands to …

India is one of the epicentres of the global diabetes mellitus pandemic. Rapid
socioeconomic development and demographic changes, along with increased susceptibility …

Methods: Literature search was done in various scientific public domains from the last three
decades using key words such as childhood and adolescent obesity, overweight …

Rapidly changing dietary practices and a sedentary lifestyle have led to increasing
prevalence of childhood obesity (5–19 yr) in developing countries recently: 41.8% in Mexico …

Obesity and dyslipidemia are emerging as major public health challenges in South Asian
countries. The prevalence of obesity is more in urban areas than rural, and women are more …

The accessibility to hierarchy (defined based on function and size) of Urban Green Spaces
(UGS) is essential for frequent and optimal use of UGS as it promotes social interaction and …

Background Childhood overweight/obesity has become a major public health concern
globally because of its adverse health consequences and escalating prevalence. The …

Ob jec ti ve: Insulin resistance (IR) and associated metabolic abnormalities are increasingly
being reported in the adolescent population. Cut-off value of homeostasis model of …

Increasing evidence from the EU Project EARNEST and many other investigators
demonstrates that early nutrition and lifestyle have long-term effects on later health and the …

Rapidly changing dietary practices accompanied by an increasingly sedentary lifestyle
predispose to nutrition-related non-communicable diseases, including childhood obesity …