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Are advertising policies affirmative in restricting the marketing of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) in India?: Evidence from SWOT Analysis
Shalini, Bassi; Bahl, Deepika; Gopal, Sanjana; Sethi, Vani; Backholer, Kathryn; Gavaravarapu, SubbaRao M.; Babu, Giridhara R.; Ghosh-Jerath, Suparna; Bhatia, Neena; Aneja, Kashish; Kataria, Ishu; Mishra, Preetu; De Wagt, Arjan; Arora, Monika... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The regulatory Indian environment for advertising high fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) foods and non-alcoholic beverages, on various media was reviewed. Identified national-level policies were categorised as mandatory or ... -
Assessing the Burden of COVID‑19 among Children Aged 6‑14 Years in Karnataka, India: A Cross‑sectional Survey
Rajagopal, Padma M.; Sil, Satyam; Dinesh, Prameela; Shiju, Shilpa; Arunkumar, D. P.; Ramaiah, Srinivas S.; Lalitha, Hande R.; Mamatha, T.; Kantinath, Ainapure P.; Pujari, Lokesh; Pradeep, B. S.; Shenoy, Anusha B.; Desai, Anita; Munivenkatappa, Ashok; Gudi, Chetan S.; Babu, Giridhara R.; Sudarshan, M. K.... more authors ... less authors ( Medknow Publications , 2024 , Article)Background: India experienced three coronavirus disease (COVID-19) waves, with the third attributed to the highly contagious Omicron variant. Before the national vaccination rollout for children above 6, understanding ... -
Association of high cortisol levels in pregnancy and altered fetal growth. Results from the MAASTHI, a prospective cohort study, Bengaluru
Prafulla, Shriyan; Sudhir, Paulomi; van Schayck, Onno C.P.; Babu, Giridhara R. ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)BackgroundThe role of maternal stress levels on mothers’ mental health and fetal growth has been previously studied. However, the evidence linking cortisol exposure during pregnancy to growth outcomes in infants is sparsely ... -
Cohort profile: maternal antecedents of adiposity and studying the transgenerational role of hyperglycaemia and insulin (MAASTHI)
Lobo, Eunice; Ana, Yamuna; Deepa, R.; Shriyan, Prafulla; Sindhu, N. D.; Karthik, Maithili; Kinra, Sanjay; Murthy, G. V.S.; Babu, Giridhara R.... more authors ... less authors ( BMJ , 2022 , Article)Purpose The Maternal Antecedents of Adiposity and Studying the transgenerational role of Hyperglycaemia and Insulin cohort in Bengaluru, South India, aims to understand the transgenerational role of increased circulating ... -
Corrigendum: What Is the Modern Human Eating? Dietary Transition of the Age-Old to the Modern Man of India(Public Health Rev., (2022), 43, (1604058), 10.3389/phrs.2022.1604058)
John, Daisy A.; Babu, Giridhara R. ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2024 , Article)In the published article, there was an error in Affiliation of Giridhara R. Babu. Instead of “Indian Institute of Public Health, Bengaluru, India”, it should be “Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU ... -
Erratum: Software Intervention in Smoking Cessation among Engineering Students in Bhubaneswar City: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Rajagopal, Padma M.; Sil, Satyam; Dinesh, Prameela; Shiju, Shilpa; Arunkumar, D. P.; Ramaiah, Srinivas S.; Lalitha, Hande R.; Mamatha, T.; Kantinath, Ainapure P.; Pujari, Lokesh; Pradeep, B. S.; Shenoy, Anusha B.; Desai, Anita; Munivenkatappa, Ashok; Gudi, Chetan S.; Babu, Giridhara R.; Sudarshan, M. K.... more authors ... less authors ( Medknow Publications , 2024 , Other)In the article titled “Assessing the Burden of COVID-19 among Children Aged 6-14 Years in Karnataka, India: A Cross-sectional Survey”, by Padma M Rajagopal, Satyam Sil, Prameela Dinesh, Shilpa Shiju, Arunkumar D P, Srinivas ... -
How do tobacco control policies work in low-income and middle-income countries? A realist synthesis
Hebbar, Pragati Bhaskar; Dsouza, Vivek; Bhojani, Upendra; Prashanth, Nuggehalli Srinivas; Van Schayck, Onno C.P.; Babu, Giridhara R.; Nagelhout, Gera E.... more authors ... less authors ( BMJ , 2022 , Article)Background The burden of tobacco use is disproportionately high in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is scarce theorisation on what works with respect to implementation of tobacco control policies in these ... -
The importance of investing in data, models, experiments, team science, and public trust to help policymakers prepare for the next pandemic
Grieve, Richard; Yang, Youqi; Abbott, Sam; Babu, Giridhara R.; Bhattacharyya, Malay; Dean, Natalie; Evans, Stephen; Jewell, Nicholas; Langan, Sinéad M.; Lee, Woojoo; Molenberghs, Geert; Smeeth, Liam; Williamson, Elizabeth; Mukherjee, Bhramar... more authors ... less authors ( Public Library of Science , 2023 , Article Review)The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about valuable insights regarding models, data, and experiments. In this narrative review, we summarised the existing literature on these three themes, exploring the challenges of providing ... -
Maternal depressiveness and infant growth outcomes: Findings from the MAASTHI cohort study in India
Prafulla, Shriyan; Khetrapal, Sonalini; van Schayck, Onno C.P.; Babu, Giridhara R. ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)ObjectiveThe study aims to examine the association between depressiveness in mothers on infant obesity and stunting at one year of age. MethodsWe enrolled 4829 pregnant women, followed them up at public health facilities ... -
Training of Community Health Workers in Diabetes Lead to Improved Outcomes for Diabetes Screening and Management in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Protocol for a Systematic Review
Gudlavalleti, Anirudh Gaurang; Babu, Giridhara R.; Kamalakannan, Sureshkumar; Murthy, G. V.S.; Schaper, Nicolaas C.; Van Schayck, Onno C.P.... more authors ... less authors ( JMIR Publications Inc. , 2024 , Article)Background: Diabetes is a growing concern worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Type 2 diabetes mellitus constitutes a significant proportion of cases and is associated with debilitating ...