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Indian adults who move to cities are significantly more likely to become obese than their rural counterparts - and the longer they stay, the greater the risk

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Understanding the impact of urban exposure on obesity among middle and old-age migrants in India

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Distribution of BMI score stratified by migration status among the middle aged and older adults (aged 45+) in India, LASI wave 1 (2017−18).

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Credit: Mandal, Pradhan, 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Indian adults who move to cities are significantly more likely to become obese than their rural counterparts - and the longer they stay, the greater the risk

Article URL: http://plos.io/3IxoWh6

Article title: Understanding the impact of urban exposure on obesity among middle and old-age migrants in India

Author countries: India

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.


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