The mystery is solved: why is India's calorie intake falling even though it is getting richer?
Basole, Amit and Basu, Deepankar (2015) The mystery is solved: why is India's calorie intake falling even though it is getting richer? Scroll.in.
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Abstract
The Indian “Calorie Consumption Puzzle” has attracted the attention of many scholars in recent years. All of them have been struck by the same question: why has the country’s nutritional intake been declining over the past few decades while people’s purchasing power is increasing. When it is generally true that richer people consume more calories, why is the Indian trend the opposite?
| Item Type: | Newspaper Article | ||
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| Authors: | Basole, Amit and Basu, Deepankar | ||
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| Subjects: | Social sciences > Social problems & services > Other social problems and services | ||
| Divisions: | Azim Premji University > Research Centre > Centre for Sustainable Employment | ||
| Full Text Status: | Public | ||
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| URI: | http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5466 | ||
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