Ageing is a natural process. Everyone must undergo this phase of life at his or her own time
and pace. In the broader sense, ageing reflects all the changes taking place over the course …

Background: Nutritional status of the elderly population has become an important issue but
often gets neglected. Both undernutrition and over nutrition are important public health …

Essential hypertension (EH) is a major public health problem world over and in India.
Recent data on EH in the population of Chandigarh (Union Territory and capital of Punjab …

ObjectiveTo assess the prevalence and risk factors of underweight, overweight and obesity
among a geriatric population living in a high-altitude region of India. DesignCommunity …

Background: The increasing development of overweight/obesity among elderly persons in
India, combined with the aging population puts them at risk of coronary heart diseases …

Nutrition is one of the key factors associated with the health and overall well being of every
individual. Considering the elderly population which has increased on account of …

Introduction: As the ageing population is increasing, the burden of their health problems is
on a rise. Methods: A cross-sectional community-based study was con-ducted among …

Background: People at or over the age of 60, constitute above 7.7% of total population.
Traditionally this segment of population depends on their children for their health and social …

Background: Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in India, with morbid obesity
affecting 5% of the country's population. Objectives: To measure the prevalence and …

In spite of great efforts done by the Government of India to tackle the problem of malnutrition,
proportion of population normal on nutrition scale has been stationary; nearly half of them …