Sumathi Swaminathan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5464153 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sumathi Swaminathan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sumathi |
| FAMILY NAME | Swaminathan |
| SIGNATURE | SWAMINATHAN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4006-1049 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Assessing association of household diet diversity with mother’s time use on productive and reproductive activities
Objective: In South Asia, while women make substantial economic contributions through their participation in agricultural sector, these contributions are undercounted as most of their work is underpaid or unpaid. This paper examines how mothers allocate their time to productive and reproductive activities and its association with a household’s ability to achieve high household diet diversity score. Design: The analysis uses data on household cons…
Predictors of anemia in mothers and children in Uttar Pradesh, India
Objective: Anemia affects more than half of Indian women and children, but the contribution of its causes remains unquantified. We examined interrelationships between hemoglobin and nutritional, environmental, infectious, and genetic determinants of anemia in non-pregnant mothers and children in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Design: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of households in 25 districts of UP between October and December 2016. We collected soc…
Association between mustard oil consumption and BMI in India
Objective: This study examined the association between predominant vegetable oil consumed and BMI of adult women and men in India, with emphasis on predominant consumption of mustard oil. Design: Two nationally representative data, the consumer expenditure survey of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)-68th round (2011–2012) for food consumption and National Family Health Survey-4 (2015–2016) for weight status, were analysed. Data from both surve…
Relationship between diet and acculturation among South Asian children living in Canada
The effect of physical activity on mortality and cardiovascular disease in 130 000 people from 17 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries
Perceptions of healthy eating amongst Indian adolescents in India and Canada
Nutrition labelling, marketing techniques, nutrition claims and health claims on chip and biscuit packages from sixteen countries
Objective Food packages were objectively assessed to explore differences in nutrition labelling, selected promotional marketing techniques and health and nutrition claims between countries, in comparison to national regulations. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Chip and sweet biscuit packages were collected from sixteen countries at different levels of economic development in the EPOCH (Environmental Profile of a Community’s Health) study between …
Prognostic value of grip strength
Full funding sources listed at end of paper (see Acknowledgments).
Body weight perception is associated with socio-economic status and current body weight in selected urban and rural South Indian school-going children
Objective To evaluate the current and ideal body weight perceptions of schoolchildren in relation to their actual body weight and socio-economic status (SES). Design Baseline evaluation of schoolchildren from January 2008 to April 2008 as part of a 3-year longitudinal study. Setting City and non-city locations, Karnataka State, South India. Subjects Schoolchildren ( n 1877) aged between 8 and 14 years. Results Girls, children of more educated par…
Body weight perception is associated with socio-economic status and current body weight in selected urban and rural South Indian school-going children
Objective To evaluate the current and ideal body weight perceptions of schoolchildren in relation to their actual body weight and socio-economic status (SES). Design Baseline evaluation of schoolchildren from January 2008 to April 2008 as part of a 3-year longitudinal study. Setting City and non-city locations, Karnataka State, South India. Subjects Schoolchildren ( n 1877) aged between 8 and 14 years. Results Girls, children of more educated par…
Prognostic value of grip strength
Full funding sources listed at end of paper (see Acknowledgments).
Nutrition labelling, marketing techniques, nutrition claims and health claims on chip and biscuit packages from sixteen countries
Objective Food packages were objectively assessed to explore differences in nutrition labelling, selected promotional marketing techniques and health and nutrition claims between countries, in comparison to national regulations. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Chip and sweet biscuit packages were collected from sixteen countries at different levels of economic development in the EPOCH (Environmental Profile of a Community’s Health) study between …
The effect of physical activity on mortality and cardiovascular disease in 130 000 people from 17 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries
Perceptions of healthy eating amongst Indian adolescents in India and Canada
Relationship between diet and acculturation among South Asian children living in Canada
Association between mustard oil consumption and BMI in India
Objective: This study examined the association between predominant vegetable oil consumed and BMI of adult women and men in India, with emphasis on predominant consumption of mustard oil. Design: Two nationally representative data, the consumer expenditure survey of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)-68th round (2011–2012) for food consumption and National Family Health Survey-4 (2015–2016) for weight status, were analysed. Data from both surve…
Assessing association of household diet diversity with mother’s time use on productive and reproductive activities
Objective: In South Asia, while women make substantial economic contributions through their participation in agricultural sector, these contributions are undercounted as most of their work is underpaid or unpaid. This paper examines how mothers allocate their time to productive and reproductive activities and its association with a household’s ability to achieve high household diet diversity score. Design: The analysis uses data on household cons…
Predictors of anemia in mothers and children in Uttar Pradesh, India
Objective: Anemia affects more than half of Indian women and children, but the contribution of its causes remains unquantified. We examined interrelationships between hemoglobin and nutritional, environmental, infectious, and genetic determinants of anemia in non-pregnant mothers and children in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Design: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of households in 25 districts of UP between October and December 2016. We collected soc…
Medicine (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Demography (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (3 works) · Overweight (3 works)