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A collaborative study by CMC Vellore and TIFR highlights India's emerging double burden of malnutrition, where childhood thinness coexists with rising obesity rates. The research found that stunted toddlers often transition to overweight status by school age, driven by ultra-processed foods and poor diets. Experts urge a comprehensive shift in public health policies, warning that addressing only undernutrition ignores the escalating crisis of metabolic diseases.
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