Effect of a two-only-meals-a-day and exercise lifestyle on HbA1c and anti-diabetic medication in a follow-up study of subjects with type 2 diabetes attending a free clinic in a north Maharashtra city.

Background: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a global challenge with rising prevalence, inadequate compliance, and poor outcomes.

Aims: Assess the effect of a 2-only-daily-meals with exercise lifestyle (2-OMEX) on (a) HbA1c, (b) anti-diabetic medication count (ADMC), (c) Kcal intakes, body weight, fasting insulin, and subjective well-being.

Materials And Methods: This is a single-arm follow-up study conducted in a free 2-OMEX clinic in 2019-2020.

Effect of Two-Only-Meal Frequency and Exercise on HbA1C Outcomes, Weight, and Anti-Diabetic Medication in Type 2 Diabetes in a Popular Lifestyle Change Campaign in Maharashtra, Compared to Conventional Clinical Management: A Quasi-Experimental Multicenter Study in Maharashtra.

Background: Rising prevalence and poor outcomes make the twin challenges of diabetes epidemiology. This study evaluates effect of 2-only-daily-meals with exercise (2-OMEX) for its effect on HbA1c, oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHA) usage, body-weight among type-2-diabetes (T2DM) subjects, compared with conventional management.

Material And Methods: A quasi-experimental, multicentre study in 2-OMEX arm, and HbA1c by HPLC method.

Nutritional assessment with skinfold thickness and body- fat proportion in tribal and urban schoolchildren in Nashik district: A cross sectional study.

Context: Skinfold thickness (SFT) and body-fat (BF%) are infrequently used for childhood undernutrition.

Aims: (a) Estimation of SFT at peripheral and truncal sites (b) Estimation of BF% from SFTs (c) Correlate SFT estimates with MUAC, BMI and Waist. (d) Compare rural/tribal SFTs with urban schoolchildren.

Mid-Upper-Arm-Circumference as a Growth Parameter and its Correlation with Body Mass Index and Heights in Ashram School Students in Nashik District in Maharashtra, India.

Background: Under nutrition is a major problem among Indian schoolchildren. Yet, routine height and weight measurements in schools are nor used for growth monitoring. This study attempts to evaluate mid-upper-arm-circumference (MUAC) as a quick assessment tool against body mass index (BMI) in schoolchildren.

Protein calorie intakes and growth profiles in ashram school students in Nashik district in Maharashtra.

Background: Tribal ashram schools provide accommodation, food, and other services from 1 to 12 standards to children from marginalized sections of the society. Nutrition and growth are important aspects of this age group.

Objectives: This study aims to estimate average macronutrient intakes in private and public ashram schools and to compare the growth of tribal with urban children and national standards.

Ethnotribal Growth Differences among Schoolchildren in a Northwestern Maharashtra District: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study.

Context: In Ashram schools, scheduled tribes (ST) children from age 6 to 17 years belonging to various ethnic groups stay under common living and dietary provisions. However, there are scant reports on ethnotribal height differences.

Aims: The aims of the study are to (a) estimate height differences between schoolchildren of three major local STs, (b) compare heights and average skinfold thickness (SFT) of ST with non-ST and urban schoolchildren, and (c) compare median heights and weights of ST and non-ST schoolchildren with the Indian Academy of Pediatrics standards.

Intervention Study for Reducing Schoolbag Weights in Two Rural Schools in Maharashtra.

Context: Heavy schoolbags are reported worldwide including India. The prescribed safe upper limit was 10% of student bodyweight.

Aims: This intervention study explored (a) impact of awareness measures among stakeholders and (b) any systemic constraints for reducing bag loads.