COHORT: The cohort includes preadolescents aged 8 to 10 years living in the rural Pune region, as well as their parents and their future offspring.  

PROCESS: The YUVAAN project is an ongoing initiative that aims to establish a multigenerational cohort of preadolescents from rural Maharashtra to study their growth trajectory and nutritional status. The key objectives include: 1) understanding and influencing trajectories of growth among rural preadolescents (8-10 years old) and their parents over a period of 15 years; 2) investigating the intergenerational patterns of non-communicable disease health risks (including muscle and bone health) among preadolescents (8-10 years old) including the health of their parents and future offspring in rural areas; 3) identifying socio-ecological determinants of health (i.e., climate change impacts, sociocultural factors) associated with growth trajectories and intergenerational non-communicable disease health risk.