Obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in India: Public health challenges

Current Diabetes Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 65-80

  Shrivastava, U ^a,b,c   Misra, A ^a,b,c,d   Mohan, V ^e   Unnikrishnan, R ^e   Bachani, D ^f  

^a Centre for Public Health India   (India)

^b National Diabetes Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation   (India)

^c Diabetes Foundation India New Delhi   (India)

^d Fortis C DOC Center for Excellence for Diabetes Metabolic Diseases and Endocrinology   (India)

^e MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^f GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Asian Indians; Cardio vascular diseases; Diabetes; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ECONOMICS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; INFLAMMATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TOBACCO CONSUMPTION; EXERCISE; LIFESTYLE; RISK FACTOR;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85018414332     PISSN: 15733998     EISSN: 18756417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1573399812666160805153328     Document Type: Review

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