Maternal-child consumption of ultra-processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages in informal settlements in Mumbai, India

• Main Authors: Aarti Kumar (Author), Rachel J. Kulchar (Author), Nehaa Khadka (Author), Charlotte Smith (Author), Piyasree Mukherjee (Author), Erika Rizal (Author), Karen Sokal-Gutierrez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The global nutrition transition is associated with increased consumption of ultra-processed snack foods and sugar-sweetened beverages (UPF/SSB), contributing to the double burden of child obesity and undernutrition. Methods This cross-sectional study describes the prevalence of m...