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The epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a worldwide epidemic requiring urgent action by Di Cesare, Mariachiara, Sorić, Maroje, Bovet, Pascal, Miranda, J Jaime, Bhutta, Zulfiqar, Stevens, Gretchen A, Laxmaiah, Avula, Kengne, Andre-Pascal, Bentham, James

“…In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has increased dramatically. This worldwide epidemic has important consequences, including psychiatric,…”
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Infant and young child feeding practices, sociodemographic factors and their association with nutritional status of children aged <3 years in India: findings of the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau survey, 2011–2012 by Meshram, Indrapal Ishwarji, Mallikharjun Rao, K, Balakrishna, Nagalla, Harikumar, R, Arlappa, N, Sreeramakrishna, Kakani, Laxmaiah, Avula

“…To study infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices and their association with nutritional status among young children. A community-based, cross-sectional…”
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Dietary and nondietary determinants of nutritional status among adolescent girls and adult women in India by Radhika, Madhari S., Swetha, Boddula, Kumar, B. Naveen, Krishna, N. Bala, Laxmaiah, Avula

“…Adolescence appears to be the next available critical period to improve inadequacies in nutrition, growth, and development from childhood. In this analysis, we…”
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Socio-demographic factors, overweight/obesity and nutrients associated with hypertension among rural adults (≥18 years): Findings from National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau survey by Indrapal, Meshram, Nagalla, Balakrishna, Varanasi, Bhaskar, Rachakulla, Harikumar, Avula, Laxmaiah

“…Hypertension is the leading cause of death throughout the world. The study was conducted to assess the prevalence, determinants and knowledge & practices about…”
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Regional Variation in the Prevalence of Undernutrition and its Correlates Among Under Five-Year Children in North India by Meshram, Indrapal Ishwar, Kodavanti, Mallikharjun Rao, Krishna, K Sreerama, Laxmaiah, Avula

“…Undernutrition is an important public health problem affecting one-third of under five-year-old children in India. To assess the nutritional status of under…”
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Overweight/obesity, pre-diabetes, diabetes and its association with hypertension and other factors among rural adults (≥18 years) in India by Meshram, Indrapal I., Nagalla, Balakrishna, Rao Kodavanti, Mallikharjun, Avula, Laxmaiah, Ginnela Narsimhachary Veera, Brahmam

“…Non-communicable diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. A community-based cross-sectional study conducted in 10 Indian…”
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Prevalence of vitamin A deficiency and dietary inadequacy in Indian school-age children and adolescents by Reddy, Geereddy Bhanuprakash, Shalini, Tattari, Ghosh, Santu, Pullakhandam, Raghu, Kumar, Boiroju Naveen, Kulkarni, Bharati, Laxmaiah, Avula, Kapil, Umesh, Deb, Sila, Hemalatha, Rajkumar, Kurpad, Anura V., Sachdev, Harshpal S.

“…Purpose There are no representative estimates of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and risk of vitamin A (VA) dietary inadequacy in Indian children and adolescents…”
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Trends in the Prevalence of Undernutrition, Nutrient ＆ Food Intake and Predictors of Undernutrition among under Five Year Tribal Children in India by Meshram, Indrapal Ishwarji, Arlappa, Nimmathota, Balakrishna, Nagalla, Mallikharjuna Rao, Kodavanti, Laxmaiah, Avula, Brahmam, Ginnela Nag Veera

“…Undernutrition among children under five year is a significant public health problem in India. The present study was carried out to assess trends in…”
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Exploring the bio-behavioural link between stress, allostatic load & micronutrient status: A cross-sectional study among adolescent boys by Augustine, Little, Nair, Krishnapillai, Rao, Sylvia, Rao, Mendu, Ravinder, Punjal, Laxmaiah, Avula

“…Background & objectives: Allostatic load (AL) is a cumulative measure of physiological deregulation and is influenced by multiple factors including nutrition…”
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Assessing Differences in Risk Perceptions About Obesity Among “Normal-Weight” and “Overweight” Adolescents—A Qualitative Study by Gavaravarapu, SubbaRao M., PhD, Rao, K. Mallikarjuna, PhD, Nagalla, Balakrishna, PhD, Avula, Laxmaiah, MBBS, MBA, PhD

“…Abstract Objectives To assess the differences in risk perceptions of overweight/obese and normal-weight adolescents about obesity and associated risk factors…”
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Pellagra: A forgotten entity by Upputuri Brahmaiah, Amruth Rao Parveda, R Hemalatha, Avula Laxmaiah

“…Background: Pellagra is due to deficiency of niacin or its precursor tryptophan and is characterized by four Ds: The Dermatitis, Dementia, Diarrhea, and…”
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Diet and nutritional status of adolescent tribal population in nine states of India by Rao, Kodavanti Mallikharjuna, Balakrishna, Nagalla, Laxmaiah, Avula, Venkaiah, Kodali, Brahmam, G N V

“…Tribal population constitutes about 8% of the total population in India. They are particularly vulnerable to undernutrition, because of their geographical…”
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Vitamin A deficiency among children younger than 5 y in India: an analysis of national data sets to reflect on the need for vitamin A supplementation by Reddy, G Bhanuprakash, Pullakhandam, Raghu, Ghosh, Santu, Boiroju, Naveen K, Tattari, Shalini, Laxmaiah, Avula, Hemalatha, Rajkumar, Kapil, Umesh, Sachdev, Harshpal S, Kurpad, Anura V

“…Biochemical vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is believed to be a serious public health problem (low serum retinol prevalence >20%) in Indian children, justifying…”
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Dietary and nutritional change in India: implications for strategies, policies, and interventions by Shankar, Bhavani, Agrawal, Sutapa, Beaudreault, Amy R., Avula, Laxmaiah, Martorell, Reynaldo, Osendarp, Saskia, Prabhakaran, Dorairaj, Mclean, Mireille Seneclauze

“…Despite the global transition to overnutrition, stunting affected approximately 159 million children worldwide in 2014, while an estimated 50 million children…”
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Factors Affecting Prevalence of Overweight Among 12- to 17-year-old Urban Adolescents in Hyderabad, India by Laxmaiah, Avula, Nagalla, Balakrishna, Vijayaraghavan, Kamasamudram, Nair, Mohanan

“…Objective: The problem of overweight and obesity is not confined only to developed countries but is also widely prevalent in developing countries. The…”
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Validation of APLS, Argall and Luscombe Formulae for Estimating Weight among Indian Children by Sharma, Saurabh, Arlappa, Nimmathota, Balakrishna, Nagalla, Misra, Aroonima, Laxmaiah, Avula

“…Weight estimation in pediatric emergencies is often required for calculation of drug dosages, fluid therapy and defibrillation. The ‘gold standard’ of actually…”
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Reply to J Sheftel et al. and N Arlappa by Reddy, G Bhanuprakash, Pullakhandam, Raghu, Ghosh, Santu, Boiroju, Naveen, Tattari, Shalini, Laxmaiah, Avula, Hemalatha, Rajkumar, Kapil, Umesh, Sachdev, Harshpal S, Kurpad, Anura V

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Reply to A Hasman et al by Reddy, G Bhanuprakash, Pullakhandam, Raghu, Ghosh, Santu, Boiroju, Naveen K, Tattari, Shalini, Laxmaiah, Avula, Hemalatha, Rajkumar, Kapil, Umesh, Sachdev, Harshpal S, Kurpad, Anura V

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Association between anthropometric‐based and food‐based nutritional failure among children in India, 2015 by Joe, William, Rajpal, Sunil, Kim, Rockli, Laxmaiah, Avula, Harikumar, Rachakulla, Arlappa, Nimmathota, Meshram, Indrapal, Balakrishna, Nagalla, Radhika, Madhari, Swaminathan, Soumya, Subramanian, S.V.

“…Inadequate dietary intake is a critical underlying determinant of child undernutrition. This study examined the association between anthropometric‐based and…”
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Recurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis in India: Findings from the 2019-2021 nationwide community-based TB prevalence survey by Giridharan, Prathiksha, Selvaraju, Sriram, Rao, Raghuram, Rade, Kiran, Thiruvengadam, Kannan, Asthana, Smita, Balachandar, Rakesh, Dipak Bangar, Sampada, Bansal, Avi Kumar, Bhat, Jyothi, Chakraborty, Debjit, Chopra, Vishal, Das, Dasarathi, Dutta, Shanta, Rekha Devi, Kangjam, Kumar, Sunil, Laxmaiah, Avula, Madhukar, Major, Mahapatra, Amarendra, Mohanty, Suman Sundar, Rangaraju, Chethana, Turuk, Jyotirmayee, Zaman, Kamran, Krishnan, Rajendran, Shanmugam, Sivakumar, Kumar, Nishant, Panduranga Joshi, Rajendra, Narasimhaiah, Somashekar, Chandrasekaran, Padmapriyadarsini, Gangakhedkar, Raman R, Bhargava, Balram

“…Recurrent Tuberculosis patients contribute to a significant proportion of TB burden in India. A nationwide survey was conducted during 2019-2021 across India…”
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