Risk factors associated with overweight and obesity in people with severe mental illness in South Asia: cross-sectional study in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.
(2023)
Journal Article
Appuhamy, K. K., Podmore, D., Mitchell, A., Ahmed, H. U., Ashworth, M., Boehnke, J. R., …Zavala, G. A. (2023). Risk factors associated with overweight and obesity in people with severe mental illness in South Asia: cross-sectional study in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. Journal of Nutritional Science, 12, https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2023.100
Obesity is one of the major contributors to the excess mortality seen in people with severe mental illness (SMI) and in low- and middle-income countries people with SMI may be at an even greater risk. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalen... Read More about Risk factors associated with overweight and obesity in people with severe mental illness in South Asia: cross-sectional study in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan..