Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
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Kinyoki, D.K., Ross, J.M., Lazzar-Atwood, A. and Herteliu, C. (2020). Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017. Nature Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6
Authors | Kinyoki, D.K., Ross, J.M., Lazzar-Atwood, A. and Herteliu, C. |
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Abstract | 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. |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Nature Medicine |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 1078-8956 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 20 Apr 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 20 Feb 2020 |
Deposited | 07 May 2020 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/899qy
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