What is India's calorie paradox? [1]

Josephine Duh and Dean Spears unpack the potential reasons behind India’s calorie paradox. They find that improved health and sanitation conditions could help explain this phenomenon.

Editor’s note: This video was first published by the Royal Economic Society [2].

Video: 
Standfirst: 
Why is an increase in average wealth in India accompanied by a decrease in average calorie consumption?
Date Published: 
Monday, April 15, 2019
Tags: 
nutrition [3]
disease [4]
health [5]
open defecation [6]
hygiene [7]
sanitation [8]
toilets [9]
subsidies [10]
Authors: 
josephineduh [11]
deanspears [12]
Cover Image: 
Topic: 
Health & Education [13]
Related content: 
Tackling food insecurity [14]
Scaling an early childhood development and nutrition programme in Colombia [15]
Child stunting: Evidence from historical research [16]
Using mobile money to improve access to sanitation services in Dakar [17]
Photo Credit: 
Atul Loke ©ODI