Queen’s University Belfast, one of the leading Universities in UK and Ireland and a member of the prestigious Russell Group of UK research intensive universities, have released a study to connect the dots between diet and disease in India. More than 60% of premature deaths can be attributed to preventable cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes, highlighting the pressing need for further research in this area. Researchers from Queen’s are developing a tool to capture data at a national level to enable healthcare professionals and policy makers to make informed decisions to tackle the epidemic.
Some of the complex issues are being addressed by a very productive collaboration between Queen’s University Belfast and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
India is one of a growing number of developing countries to experience the double burden of malnutrition, where high levels of under-nutrition coexist alongside over-nutrition, obesity and type 2 diabetes. A disproportionately high number of premature deaths in India are caused by preventable diet-related disease. However, to date there is limited information on dietary intake among the Indian population. The initial feedback from the research team who have piloted the measure with adults aged 45 years and older has been extremely positive.
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