Double burden of malnutrition among women of reproductive age in 55 low- and middle-income countries: progress achieved and opportunities for meeting the global target

CONCLUSIONS: Although the prevalence of underweight declined, this decline has been superseded by the dramatic increase of overweight. None of the 55 LMICs is likely to eradicate malnutrition in women by 2030.PMID:34040202 | PMC:PMC8152189 | DOI:10.1038/s41430-021-00945-y

Source: Rural Remote Health - May 27, 2021 Category: Rural Health Authors: Md Mehedi Hasan Saifuddin Ahmed Ricardo J Soares Magalhaes Yaqoot Fatima Tuhin Biswas Abdullah A Mamun Source Type: research