Caloric Intake and Energy Expenditures in India
Total energy expenditures for the Indian population between 1983 and 2012 are estimated to shed light on the debate concerning falling measured caloric intake during the period (Deaton and Dre ze 2009). Anthropometric, time-use, and detailed employ...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/571321593526602019/Caloric-intake-and-energy-expenditures-in-India http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34024 |
| Summary: | Total energy expenditures for the Indian
population between 1983 and 2012 are estimated to shed light
on the debate concerning falling measured caloric intake
during the period (Deaton and Dre ze 2009). Anthropometric,
time-use, and detailed employment surveys are used to
estimate the separate components of total energy expenditure
related to metabolism and physical activity levels. Despite
a significant drop in adult physical activity levels, total
energy expenditures are flat overall between 1983 and 2012.
Rising metabolic requirements due to increases in weight
dampened the effect of falling activity levels on total
energy expenditure. In addition, the 10 percent decline in
the population share of children in the period raised
average total energy expenditures considerably as children
have much lower metabolic requirements and activity levels
than adults. |
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