The double burden of undernutrition and excess body weight in Ecuador

Abstract:

Background: Ecuador's current nutrition policies have not taken adequate notice of the double burden of malnutrition and continue to focus on stunting and to a lesser extent on overweight, without addressing the simultaneous presence of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight or obesity (OW/OB).

Año de publicación:

2014

Keywords:

• Double burden
• Overweight
• obesity
• Undernutrition
• ECUADOR
• malnutrition
• Epidemiological transition

Fuente:

scopus