Shobha Rao

Seasonality in maternal intake and activity influence offspring's birth size among rural Indian mothers--Pune Maternal Nutrition Study (2009)

Rao, Shobha, Kanade, Asawari N, Yajnik, Chittaranjan S, Fall, Caroline H D

Background Farming populations from developing countries are exposed to seasonal energy stress due to variations in food availability and energy output related to agricultural activities. This study...

Validity of Some Anthropometric Indicators in the Prediction of High Systolic Blood Pressure Among Indian Adolescents (2008)

Shobha Rao, Asawari N.Kanade, Priti P. Apte

Background: In view of the increasing prevalence of obesity in children, it is necessary to investigate the relative performance of different indicators used for its assessment and health...

Micronutrients and fetal growth (2003)

Fall, Caroline H. D., Yajnik, Chittaranjan S., Rao, Shobha, Davies, Anna A., Brown, Nick, Farrant, Hannah J. W.

Fetal undernutrition affects large numbers of infants in developing countries, with adverse consequences for their immediate survival and lifelong health. It manifests as intrauterine growth...

Intake of micronutrient-rich foods in rural Indian mothers is associated with the size of their babies at birth: Pune Maternal Nutrition Study (2001)

Rao, Shobha, Yajnik, Chittaranjan S., Kanade, Asawari, Fall, Caroline H., Margetts, Barrie M., Jackson, Alan A., ...

One third of the Indian babies are of low birth weight (