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Female BMI increased significantly in treatment villages, closing 30 to 40 percent of the BMI gap relative to Delhi's wealthiest residents, while boys experienced zero change in BMI or nutritional outcomes.
Treatment significantly increased girls' body mass index (BMI) for age z-scores by 0.24 standard deviations (p < 0.01), whereas height-for-age z-scores showed no statistically significant change (+0.04 SD, p > 0.10), reflecting rapid weight and nutritional adaptation over a three-year window.