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Nature Research, Nature Medicine, 5(26), p. 750-759, 2020

DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6

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Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017

Journal article published in 2020 by and Damaris K. Kinyoki, Jennifer M. Ross, Sandra B. Munro, Lauren E. Schaeffer, Nicole Davis Weaver, Iman El Sayed, Maysaa El Sayed Zaki, Maha El Tantawi, M. D. Mehedi Hasan, Hassan Magdy Abd El Razek, Muhammed Magdy Abd El Razek, K. M. Venkat Narayan, P. A. Mahesh, Alice Lazzar-Atwood, Mahdieh Abbasalizad-Farhangi and other authors.
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Abstract

AbstractA 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.