Background In low-and middle-income countries, the distribution of childhood nutritional
diseases is shifting from a predominance of undernutrition to a dual burden of under-and …

Background Stunting and overweight are nutritional problems affecting most of sub-Saharan
Africa. The region now has the world's highest rate of stunting among children (43%), while …

Background Many low-and middle-income countries are undergoing a nutrition transition
associated with rapid social and economic transitions. We explore the coexistence of over …

ABSTRACT Background: Brazil, a unique Latin American country recognized as 1 of the 8
major economies of the world, is experiencing a significant deterioration in health equality in …

Objective: Undernutrition and anaemia (the commonest micronutrient deficiency), continue
to remain prevalent and persistent in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) alongside a rising …

Many develo** countries have achieved a remarkable improvement in nutrition status in
the past decades. However, the prevalence of undernutrition remains a serious problem. At …

ABSTRACT Background: In Mexico, stunting and anemia have declined but are still high in
some regions and subpopulations, whereas overweight and obesity have increased at …

Hypotheses regarding the developmental origins of health and disease postulate that
develo** fetuses–and potentially young children–undergo adaptive epigenetic changes …

Background: Many develo** countries now face the double burden of malnutrition,
defined as the coexistence of a stunted child and overweight mother within the same …

Background: As the prevalence of obesity increases in develo** countries, the double
burden of malnutrition (DBM) has become a public health problem, particularly in countries …