The dual burden of malnutrition in Colombia

Type Journal Article - The American journal of clinical nutrition
Title The dual burden of malnutrition in Colombia
Author(s)
Volume 100
Issue 6
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2014
Page numbers 1628S-1635S
URL http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/100/6/1628S.full
Abstract
Background: Almost all nutrition policies in Colombia currently focus on either undernutrition or obesity, with the predominant emphasis on undernutrition. It is crucial to assess the prevalence of the dual burden of malnutrition in Colombia to better target programs and policies.

Objective: The aim was to estimate the national prevalence of the dual burden of malnutrition in Colombia at the individual and household levels in children aged <5 y, school-age children, adolescents, and adults.

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