Dr Caleyachetty's work focuses on global health. In particular, Dr Caleyachetty is interested in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases including obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, both in the UK and in low and middle-income country settings. His work is documented in The Lancet Global Health, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, PLOS Medicine, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and the American Journal of Public Health. He has also co-written book chapters on childhood obesity and eating disorders. His work has been featured in the BBC, The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, The Daily Mail, The Sun, and multiple international news outlets including Fox News, The New York Post, The New York Times, CNBC, and The Times of India (Delhi). He has also appeared on the BBC Victoria Derbyshire show and BBC Radio Scotland.
Dr Caleyachetty completed his undergraduate medical training at King's College London Medical School in London, England, received a masters degree in epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and a PhD in epidemiology from the University of Cambridge. He was a Fulbright Scholar 2012-2013 at The Department of Health Policy & Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Dr Caleyachetty was Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Health & Quality of Life in the Republic of Mauritius 2013-2014. He serves as member of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group's Obesity Strategic Council. He is also an editorial adviser to the International Health journal.
- Irache, Ana, Anjorin, Seun Stephen, Caleyachetty, Rishi, Gill, Paramjit, 2023. Trends in the intraindividual double burden of overweight/obesity and anemia among adult women living in 33 low- and middle-income countries : a secondary analysis of demographic and health surveys from 2000-2019. Journal of Nutrition, 153 (4), pp. 1111-1121
- 'Golubic, Rajna, 'Barber, Thomas M., 'Caleyachetty, Rishi, 2022. 'Obesity definition for personalised treatment of type 2 diabetes. The Lancet, 399 (10342)
- Irache, Ana, Gill, Paramjit, Caleyachetty, R., 2022. Intra-household double burden of overweight/obesity and anaemia. Maternal & Child Nutrition
- 'Golubic, R, 'Caleyachetty, Rishi, 'Barber, Thomas M., 'Adler, A. (Amanda), 2022. 'Glucocorticoid-induced hyperglycaemia and diabetes : call for action. Diabetic Medicine, 39 (8)
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Lufumpa, Nakawala, Kumar, Niraj, Mohammed, Nuredin Ibrahim, Bekele, Hana, Kurmi, Om, Wells, Jonathan, Manaseki-Holland, Semira, 2022. Exposure to household air pollution from solid cookfuels and childhood stunting : a population-based, cross-sectional study of half a million children in low- and middle-income countries. International Health, 14 (6), pp. 639-647
- Irache, Ana, Gill, Paramjit, Caleyachetty, Rishi, Irache, Ana, Gill, Paramjit, Caleyachetty, Rishi, 2021. Intra-household double burden of overweight/obesity and anaemia : evidence from 49 low-and middle-income countries. Maternal & Child Nutrition
- 'Irache, Ana, 'Gill, Paramjit, 'Caleyachetty, Rishi, 2021. 'Intra?household double burden of overweight/obesity and anaemia : evidence from 49 low?and middle?income countries. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 18 (2)
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Barber, Thomas M., Mohammed, N. I., Cappuccio, F. P., Hardy , R., Mathur, R., Banerjee, A., Gill, Paramjit, 2021. Application of BMI to determine ethnic-specific definitions of obesity based on the risk of development of type 2 diabetes mellitus amongst black, South Asian, Chinese and Arab populations living in England : a cohort study of 1.5 million people. Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Barber, Thomas M., Mohammed, Nuredin Ibrahim, Cappuccio, Francesco P., Hardy, Rebecca, Mathur, Rohini, Banerjee, Amitava, Gill, Paramjit, 2021. Ethnicity-specific BMI cutoffs for obesity based on type 2 diabetes risk in England : a population-based cohort study. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 9 (7), pp. 419-426
- Mohamed, Shukri F., Uthman, Olalekan A., Caleyachetty, Rishi, Chumo, Ivy, Mutua, Martin K., Asiki, Gershim, Gill, Paramjit, 2020. Uncontrolled hypertension among patients with comorbidities in sub-Saharan Africa : protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 9 (1)
- Hillman, Sarah C, Bryce, Carol, Caleyachetty, Rishi, Dale, Jeremy, 2020. Women's experiences of diagnosis and management of polycystic ovary syndrome : a mixed-methods study in general practice.. The British Journal of General Practice, 70 (694), pp. e322-e329
- Persson, Lars Åke, Caleyachetty, Rishi, Uthman, Olalekan A., Bekele, Hana Nekatebeb, Martín-Cañavate, Rocio, Marais, Debbi, Coles, Jennifer, Steele, Briony, Uauy, Ricardo, Koniz-Booher, Peggy, 2019. Maternal exposure to intimate partner violence and breastfeeding practices in 51 low-income and middle-income countries : a population-based cross-sectional study. PLoS Medicine, 16 (10)
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Thomas, G N, Kengne, Andre P, Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B, Schilsky, Samantha, Khodabocus, Juneida, Uauy, Ricardo, 2018. The double burden of malnutrition among adolescents : analysis of data from the Global School-Based Student Health and Health Behavior in School-Aged Children surveys in 57 low- and middle-income countries. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 108 (2), pp. 414-424
- Anderson, Emma L., Caleyachetty, Rishi, Stafford, Mai, Kuh, Diana, Hardy, Rebecca, Lawlor, Debbie A., Fraser, Abigail, Howe, Laura D., 2017. Prospective associations of psychosocial adversity in childhood with risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adulthood : the MRC National Survey of Health and Development. International Journal for Equity in Health, 16 (1)
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Thomas, G. Neil, Toulis, Konstantinos A., Mohammed, Nuredin, Gokhale, Krishna M., Balachandran, Kumarendran, Nirantharakumar, Krishnarajah, 2017. Metabolically healthy obese and incident cardiovascular disease events among 3.5 million men and women. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 70 (12), pp. 1429-1437
- Elhakeem, Ahmed, Hardy, Rebecca, Bann, David, Caleyachetty, Rishi, Cosco, Theodore D., Hayhoe, Richard P. G., Muthuri, Stella G., Wilson, Rebecca, Cooper, Rachel, 2017. Intergenerational social mobility and leisure-time physical activity in adulthood : a systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 71 (7), pp. 673-680
- Evans, Jonathan D. W., Kaptoge, Stephen, Caleyachetty, Rishi, Di Angelantonio, Emanuele, Lewis, Clive, Parameshwar, K. Jayan, Pettit, Stephen J., 2016. Socioeconomic deprivation and survival after heart transplantation in England. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 9 (6), pp. 695-703
- Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B., Caleyachetty, Rishi, Muennig, Peter A., Narayan, K. M., Golden, Sherita H., 2016. Cumulative social risk and type 2 diabetes in US adults : the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999?2006. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 23 (12), pp. 1282-1288
- Poston, Lucilla, Caleyachetty, Rishi, Cnattingius, Sven, Corvalán, Camila, Uauy, Ricardo, Herring, Sharron, Gillman, Matthew W, 2016. Preconceptional and maternal obesity : epidemiology and health consequences. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 4 (12), pp. 1025-1036
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Khaw, Kay-Tee, Surtees, Paul G., Wainwright, Nicholas W. J., Wareham, Nicholas, Griffin, Simon J., 2016. Cumulative social risk exposure in childhood and smoking and excessive alcohol use in adulthood. The European Journal of Public Health, 26 (4), pp. 575-581
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Kengne, Andre P., Muennig, Peter, Rutter, Harry, Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B., 2016. Misperception of body weight among overweight or obese adults in Mauritius. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 10 (2), pp. 216-219
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Meunnig, P., Kengne, A. P., 2016. Misclassification of cardiometabolic health when using body mass index categories. International Journal of Obesity, 40 (8)
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B., Tait, Christopher A., Schilsky, Sam, Forrester, Terrence, Kengne, Andre P., 2015. Prevalence of behavioural risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries : an individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 3 (7), pp. 535-544
- Muennig, Peter, Caleyachetty, Rishi, Rosen, Zohn, Korotzer, Andrew, 2015. More money, fewer lives : the cost effectiveness of welfare reform in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 105 (2), pp. 324-328
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B., Muennig, Peter, Zhu, Wenyi, Muntner, Paul, Shimbo, Daichi, 2015. Association between cumulative social risk and ideal cardiovascular health in US adults : NHANES 1999?2006. International Journal of Cardiology, 191, pp. 296-300
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Tehranifar, Parisa, Genkinger, Jeanine M., Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B., Muennig, Peter, 2015. Cumulative social risk exposure and risk of cancer mortality in adulthood. BMC Cancer, 15 (1)
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Tait, Christopher A., Kengne, Andre P., Corvalan, Camila, Uauy, Ricardo, Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B., 2014. Tobacco use in pregnant women : analysis of data from Demographic and Health Surveys from 54 low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health, 2 (9), pp. e513-e520
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B., Stephenson, Rob, Muennig, Peter, 2014. Intimate partner violence and current tobacco smoking in low- to middle-income countries : individual participant meta-analysis of 231,892 women of reproductive age. Global Public Health, 9 (5), pp. 570-578
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B., Shimbo, Daichi, Zhu, Wenyi, Muennig, Peter, 2014. Cumulative social risk and risk of death from cardiovascular diseases and all-causes. International Journal of Cardiology, 177 (3), pp. 1106-1107
- Caleyachetty, Rishi, Rudnicka, Alicja R, Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B, Siegel, Karen R, Richards, Nigel, Whincup, Peter H, 2012. Prevalence of overweight, obesity and thinness in 9-10 year old children in Mauritius. Globalization and Health, 8 (1)
- Cosgrove, M. P., Sargeant, L. A., Caleyachetty, R., Griffin, S. J., 2012. Work-related stress and Type 2 diabetes : systematic review and meta-analysis. Occupational Medicine, 62 (3), pp. 167-173
- Uauy, Ricardo, Caleyachetty, Rishi, Swinburn, Boyd, 2010. Childhood obesity prevention overview. In Waters, E.; Swinburn, B. A.; Seidell, J. C.; Uauy, R. (eds.), Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice, Oxford, UK, Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 22-30
- Golubic, R., Barber, Thomas M., Caleyachetty, Rishi, 2022. Correspondence : Obesity definition for personalised treatment of type 2 diabetes. The Lancet, Lancet Publishing Group
Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
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NIHR RfPB 2nd stage. GARFIELD-AF in Primary Care - Optimising prediction of mortality, stroke, and major bleeding for patients with atrial fibrillation using routinely collected primary care electronic health records (Stage 1 - 58973) | National Institute for Health Research (DoH) | 01 Mar 2020 | 28 Feb 2021 |
Small Bursary for PPI activities via Public Involement Fund | National Institute for Health Research (DoH) | 01 Feb 2018 | 31 Jul 2019 |