The role of dairy consumption in the relationship between wealth and early life physical growth in India: evidence from multiple national surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prevalence of undernutrition continues to be high in India and low household wealth is consistently associated with undernutrition. This association could be modified through improved dietary intake, including dairy consumption in young children. The beneficial effect of dairy on child growth has not been explored at a national level in India. The present analyses aimed to evaluate the direct and indirect (modifying association of household level per adult female equivalent milk and milk product consumption) associations between household wealth index on height for age (HAZ) and weight for age (WAZ) in 6-59 months old Indian children using data from of nationally representative surveys.

Methods

Two triangulated datasets of two rounds of National Family Health Su

SUBMITTER: George F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10768164 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature