Viewpoint: addressing the double-burden of malnutrition among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.date.accessioned 2024-03-28T07:03:46Z
dc.date.available 2024-03-28T07:03:46Z
dc.date.issued 2023-03-08 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19995
dc.description.abstract Most undernourished people in Africa are in the sub-Saharan region, and hunger has been on the rise since 2014. The number of undernourished people is especially critical in the Eastern and Middle subregions, reaching 27% and 29% of the total population, respectively, as of 2019.1 Undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, however, are not the only nutrition concerns; in 2016, 24% of all overweight children under five in the world were also from Africa, with rates increasing among adolescents and young women. The state of malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa exemplifies the double burden of malnutrition, with a high prevalence of undernutrition and increasing obesity. Both conditions contribute to diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs).2 At this rate, it is unlikely that the sub-Saharan Africa region will achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. en
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dc.subject MALNUTRITION en
dc.subject ADOLESCENTS en
dc.subject CHILDREN en
dc.subject SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA en
dc.title Viewpoint: addressing the double-burden of malnutrition among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.ProjectNumber N/A en
dc.Volume 6 en
dc.BudgetYear 2022/23 en
dc.ResearchGroup Human and Social Capabilities en
dc.SourceTitle Journal of Global Health Reports en
dc.ArchiveNumber 9812701 en
dc.URL http://ktree.hsrc.ac.za/doc_read_all.php?docid=26561 en
dc.PageNumber Online en
dc.outputnumber 14205 en
dc.bibliographictitle Giancola, A., Hauerslev, M., Ndinda, C., Farmer, M., Musah, L., Msengi, G. & Bhutta, Z. (2022) Viewpoint: addressing the double-burden of malnutrition among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Global Health Reports. 6:Online. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19995 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19995 en
dc.publicationyear 2022 en
dc.contributor.author1 Giancola, A. en
dc.contributor.author2 Hauerslev, M. en
dc.contributor.author3 Ndinda, C. en
dc.contributor.author4 Farmer, M. en
dc.contributor.author5 Musah, L. en
dc.contributor.author6 Msengi, G. en
dc.contributor.author7 Bhutta, Z. en


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