Meera Gandhi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5495200 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meera Gandhi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meera |
| FAMILY NAME | Gandhi |
| SIGNATURE | GANDHI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Social Change and Development |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Conflicts between adolescents and their caregivers living in slums of Mumbai, India in relation to junk food consumption and physical activity
Objective: To explore influences on the diet and physical activity of adolescents living in Mumbai slums, from the perspectives of adolescents and their caregivers. Design: Three investigators from Mumbai conducted six focus group discussions. Setting: The study was conducted in suburban Mumbai slums. Participants: Thirty-six adolescents (aged 10–12 and 15–17 years) and twenty-three caregivers were recruited through convenience sampling. Results:…
Effect of a micronutrient‐rich snack taken preconceptionally and throughout pregnancy on ultrasound measures of fetal growth
Improving micronutrient intakes of under-nourished mothers in low- and middle-income countries increases birth weight, but there is little data on the nature and timing during gestation of any effects on fetal growth. Ultrasound measures of fetal size were used to determine whether and when a food-based supplement affected fetal growth. Non-pregnant women living in Mumbai slums, India (N = 6,513), were randomly assigned to receive either a daily …
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Effect of a micronutrient‐rich snack taken preconceptionally and throughout pregnancy on ultrasound measures of fetal growth
Improving micronutrient intakes of under-nourished mothers in low- and middle-income countries increases birth weight, but there is little data on the nature and timing during gestation of any effects on fetal growth. Ultrasound measures of fetal size were used to determine whether and when a food-based supplement affected fetal growth. Non-pregnant women living in Mumbai slums, India (N = 6,513), were randomly assigned to receive either a daily …
Conflicts between adolescents and their caregivers living in slums of Mumbai, India in relation to junk food consumption and physical activity
Objective: To explore influences on the diet and physical activity of adolescents living in Mumbai slums, from the perspectives of adolescents and their caregivers. Design: Three investigators from Mumbai conducted six focus group discussions. Setting: The study was conducted in suburban Mumbai slums. Participants: Thirty-six adolescents (aged 10–12 and 15–17 years) and twenty-three caregivers were recruited through convenience sampling. Results:…
Medicine (2 works) · Birth, Development, and Health (1 work) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 work) · Consumption (sociology (1 work) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Fetal growth (1 work) · Fetus (1 work) · Focus group (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work)