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Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017

Kinyoki, D. K ; Sharif University of Technology | 2020

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6
  3. Publisher: Nature Research , 2020
  4. Abstract:
  5. A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 2000 to 2017 and aggregate these to policy-relevant administrative units. Wasting decreased overall across LMICs between 2000 and 2017, from 8.4% (62.3 (55.1–70.8) million) to 6.4% (58.3 (47.6–70.7) million), but is predicted to remain above the World Health Organization’s Global Nutrition Target of <5% in over half of LMICs by 2025. Prevalence of overweight increased from 5.2% (30 (22.8–38.5) million) in 2000 to 6.0% (55.5 (44.8–67.9) million) children aged under 5 years in 2017. Areas most affected by double burden of malnutrition were located in Indonesia, Thailand, southeastern China, Botswana, Cameroon and central Nigeria. Our estimates provide a new perspective to researchers, policy makers and public health agencies in their efforts to address this global childhood syndemic. © 2020, The Author(s)
  6. Keywords:
  7. Botswana ; Cameroon ; Child ; Childhood obesity ; China ; Household ; Human ; Indonesia ; Low income country ; Major clinical study ; Malnutrition ; Middle income country ; Nigeria ; Nutritional status ; Prevalence ; Public health ; Syndemic ; Thailand ; World Health Organization ; Demography ; Developing country ; Geographic mapping ; Income ; Newborn ; Obesity ; Poverty ; Preschool child ; Social class ; Wasting syndrome
  8. Source: Nature Medicine ; Volume 26, Issue 5 , August , 2020 , Pages 750-759
  9. URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32313249