The Double Burden of Malnutrition : A Review of Global Evidence

The Double Burden of Malnutrition (DBM) is the coexistence of both under nutrition and over nutrition in the same population across the life course. 'Across the life course' refers to the phenomenon that under nutrition early in life cont...

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Main Authors: Shrimpton, Roger, Rokx, Claudia
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/905651468339879888/The-double-burden-of-malnutrition-a-review-of-global-evidence
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topic ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ADEQUATE DIET
AGED
AGING
AGING POPULATIONS
AGRICULTURE
ANEMIA
ANTIOXIDANTS
BABIES
BABY
BAKED GOODS
BAKING
BOTTLING
BREAD
BREASTFEEDING
BUTTER
CANCER
CARBOHYDRATE
CARBOHYDRATES
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CEREAL PRODUCTION
CEREALS
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD GROWTH
CHILD MARRIAGE
CHILD MORTALITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONFECTIONERY
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
CONVENIENCE FOODS
COOKING
CORN
CREAM
CULTURAL PRACTICES
CURING
DAIRY
DEATH RATES
DEMAND FOR FOOD
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIABETES
DIARRHEA
DIET
DIETARY CHANGES
DIETARY ENERGY
DIETARY FAT
DIETING
DIETS
DURATION OF BREASTFEEDING
EARLY DEATH
EATING HABITS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELDERLY
EMISSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTS
EPIDEMIC
EXISTING CAPACITY
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FAMILY SIZE
FAST FOOD
FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS
FATS
FERMENTATION
FERTILITY
FIRST MARRIAGE
FISCAL POLICIES
FISH
FLAVOR ENHANCERS
FLAVORING AGENTS
FOLIC ACID
FOOD ADDITIVES
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD BASKET
FOOD CHAIN
FOOD CHAINS
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD DEFICIT
FOOD DEMAND
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD INDUSTRY
FOOD MARKETING
FOOD POLICY
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SUBSIDIES
FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION
FOOD SUPPLY
FOODS
FREEZING
FRUIT
FRUITS
GLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTION
GLOBAL POPULATION
GRAINS
GREEN REVOLUTION
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH RISKS
HEALTH SERVICES
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HORMONES
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN BODY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN HEALTH
HUNGER
HYGIENE
HYPERTENSION
IMMUNE SYSTEM
IMMUNIZATION
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERFERON
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUTRITION
INTERVENTION
IODINE
IODINE DEFICIENCY
IRON
IRON DEFICIENCY
LAND RESOURCES
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
LEADING CAUSES
LEGUMES
LEISURE TIME
LIPIDS
LIPOPROTEINS
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
LOW FERTILITY
MAIZE
MALARIA
MALNUTRITION
MARGARINE
MARKET PRICES
MATERNAL NUTRITION
MEAL
MEASLES
MEAT
MEATS
METABOLISM
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION
MICRONUTRIENTS
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL COUNCIL
NATIONAL INCOME
NATIONAL PLANS
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NURSES
NUTRIENT
NUTRIENT INTAKE
NUTRIENTS
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION POLICY
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITION RESEARCH
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
NUTS
OBESITY
OBESITY PREVALENCE
OIL
OIL PRICES
OVERNUTRITION
PASTEURIZATION
PATIENT
PEDIATRICS
PEER PRESSURE
PESTICIDES
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
PHYSICAL WORK
PHYSICIANS
PLANS OF ACTION
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLICY GUIDANCE
POPULATION GROWTH
POTATO
POTATOES
PRACTITIONERS
PREGNANCY
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
PRESERVATIVES
PRICE CURVES
PROCESSED FOODS
PRODUCERS
PROGRESS
PROTEIN
PROTEINS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REFINING
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
RESEARCH AGENDA
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
RESTAURANTS
RICE
RISK FACTORS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATIONS
SANITATION
SEAFOOD
SMOKING
SNACK FOODS
SNACKS
SOCIAL MARKETING
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
SOFT DRINKS
STABILIZERS
STAPLE FOODS
STARCH
STREET FOODS
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SUGAR
SUGARS
SUPERMARKET
SUPERMARKETS
SWEETENERS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TOLERANCE
TV
UNDERNUTRITION
UNFPA
UNPROCESSED FOODS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATIONS
URBANIZATION
VEGETABLE OILS
VEGETABLES
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN B12
VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY
WAGES
WALKING
WHEAT
WORKFORCE
WORKPLACE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WORLD POPULATION
YOUNG CHILD
YOUNG CHILDREN
spellingShingle ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
ADEQUATE DIET
AGED
AGING
AGING POPULATIONS
AGRICULTURE
ANEMIA
ANTIOXIDANTS
BABIES
BABY
BAKED GOODS
BAKING
BOTTLING
BREAD
BREASTFEEDING
BUTTER
CANCER
CARBOHYDRATE
CARBOHYDRATES
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CEREAL PRODUCTION
CEREALS
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD GROWTH
CHILD MARRIAGE
CHILD MORTALITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONFECTIONERY
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
CONVENIENCE FOODS
COOKING
CORN
CREAM
CULTURAL PRACTICES
CURING
DAIRY
DEATH RATES
DEMAND FOR FOOD
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIABETES
DIARRHEA
DIET
DIETARY CHANGES
DIETARY ENERGY
DIETARY FAT
DIETING
DIETS
DURATION OF BREASTFEEDING
EARLY DEATH
EATING HABITS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELDERLY
EMISSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTS
EPIDEMIC
EXISTING CAPACITY
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FAMILY SIZE
FAST FOOD
FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS
FATS
FERMENTATION
FERTILITY
FIRST MARRIAGE
FISCAL POLICIES
FISH
FLAVOR ENHANCERS
FLAVORING AGENTS
FOLIC ACID
FOOD ADDITIVES
FOOD AVAILABILITY
FOOD BASKET
FOOD CHAIN
FOOD CHAINS
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD DEFICIT
FOOD DEMAND
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FOOD IMPORTS
FOOD INDUSTRY
FOOD MARKETING
FOOD POLICY
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PROCESSING
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SUBSIDIES
FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION
FOOD SUPPLY
FOODS
FREEZING
FRUIT
FRUITS
GLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTION
GLOBAL POPULATION
GRAINS
GREEN REVOLUTION
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH RISKS
HEALTH SERVICES
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HORMONES
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN BODY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN HEALTH
HUNGER
HYGIENE
HYPERTENSION
IMMUNE SYSTEM
IMMUNIZATION
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
INDUSTRIALIZATION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERFERON
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUTRITION
INTERVENTION
IODINE
IODINE DEFICIENCY
IRON
IRON DEFICIENCY
LAND RESOURCES
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
LEADING CAUSES
LEGUMES
LEISURE TIME
LIPIDS
LIPOPROTEINS
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
LOW FERTILITY
MAIZE
MALARIA
MALNUTRITION
MARGARINE
MARKET PRICES
MATERNAL NUTRITION
MEAL
MEASLES
MEAT
MEATS
METABOLISM
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION
MICRONUTRIENTS
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MOTHER
NATIONAL COUNCIL
NATIONAL INCOME
NATIONAL PLANS
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
NURSES
NUTRIENT
NUTRIENT INTAKE
NUTRIENTS
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION POLICY
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITION RESEARCH
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
NUTS
OBESITY
OBESITY PREVALENCE
OIL
OIL PRICES
OVERNUTRITION
PASTEURIZATION
PATIENT
PEDIATRICS
PEER PRESSURE
PESTICIDES
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
PHYSICAL WORK
PHYSICIANS
PLANS OF ACTION
POLICY DECISIONS
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLICY GUIDANCE
POPULATION GROWTH
POTATO
POTATOES
PRACTITIONERS
PREGNANCY
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
PRESERVATIVES
PRICE CURVES
PROCESSED FOODS
PRODUCERS
PROGRESS
PROTEIN
PROTEINS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REFINING
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
RESEARCH AGENDA
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
RESTAURANTS
RICE
RISK FACTORS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POPULATIONS
SANITATION
SEAFOOD
SMOKING
SNACK FOODS
SNACKS
SOCIAL MARKETING
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
SOFT DRINKS
STABILIZERS
STAPLE FOODS
STARCH
STREET FOODS
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SUGAR
SUGARS
SUPERMARKET
SUPERMARKETS
SWEETENERS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TOLERANCE
TV
UNDERNUTRITION
UNFPA
UNPROCESSED FOODS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATIONS
URBANIZATION
VEGETABLE OILS
VEGETABLES
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN B12
VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY
WAGES
WALKING
WHEAT
WORKFORCE
WORKPLACE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WORLD POPULATION
YOUNG CHILD
YOUNG CHILDREN
Shrimpton, Roger
Rokx, Claudia
The Double Burden of Malnutrition : A Review of Global Evidence
relation Health, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper;
description The Double Burden of Malnutrition (DBM) is the coexistence of both under nutrition and over nutrition in the same population across the life course. 'Across the life course' refers to the phenomenon that under nutrition early in life contributes to an increased propensity for over nutrition in adulthood. The DBM affects all countries, rich and poor, and is a particular concern in countries with high stunting rates. The consequences of the DBM are enormous; early life under nutrition is an underlying cause associated with about a third of young child deaths. Among the survivors who become stunted during the first two years of life, their capacity to resist disease, to carry out physical work, to study and progress in school, are all impaired across the life course. Later in the life course, diet and nutrition, and especially obesity, are important underlying causes of many Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, diabetes, cancer, stroke, and ischemic heart disease. The causes of the DBM are related to a series of changes occurring in the world called the nutrition transition, the demographic transition, and the epidemiological transition of countries. The variables associated with the nutrition transition and obesity epidemic can be grouped into four cross-cutting themes, which include: (i) the health/biological environment; (ii) the economic/food environment; (iii) the physical/built environment; and (iv) the socio/cultural environment. The solutions for the DBM problems are reasonably well recognized in each of its parts: under nutrition and over nutrition. However, the solutions have not been combined into an overarching policy and program framework, which together with raising awareness about the serious future implications for the low-and middle income countries is the aim of this paper.
format Working Paper
author Shrimpton, Roger
Rokx, Claudia
author_facet Shrimpton, Roger
Rokx, Claudia
author_sort Shrimpton, Roger
title The Double Burden of Malnutrition : A Review of Global Evidence
title_short The Double Burden of Malnutrition : A Review of Global Evidence
title_full The Double Burden of Malnutrition : A Review of Global Evidence
title_fullStr The Double Burden of Malnutrition : A Review of Global Evidence
title_full_unstemmed The Double Burden of Malnutrition : A Review of Global Evidence
title_sort double burden of malnutrition : a review of global evidence
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/905651468339879888/The-double-burden-of-malnutrition-a-review-of-global-evidence
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27417
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spelling okr-10986-274172021-04-23T14:04:37Z The Double Burden of Malnutrition : A Review of Global Evidence Shrimpton, Roger Rokx, Claudia ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADEQUATE DIET AGED AGING AGING POPULATIONS AGRICULTURE ANEMIA ANTIOXIDANTS BABIES BABY BAKED GOODS BAKING BOTTLING BREAD BREASTFEEDING BUTTER CANCER CARBOHYDRATE CARBOHYDRATES CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CEREAL PRODUCTION CEREALS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD GROWTH CHILD MARRIAGE CHILD MORTALITY CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONFECTIONERY CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONVENIENCE FOODS COOKING CORN CREAM CULTURAL PRACTICES CURING DAIRY DEATH RATES DEMAND FOR FOOD DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEREGULATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIABETES DIARRHEA DIET DIETARY CHANGES DIETARY ENERGY DIETARY FAT DIETING DIETS DURATION OF BREASTFEEDING EARLY DEATH EATING HABITS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ELDERLY EMISSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS EPIDEMIC EXISTING CAPACITY EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FAMILY SIZE FAST FOOD FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS FATS FERMENTATION FERTILITY FIRST MARRIAGE FISCAL POLICIES FISH FLAVOR ENHANCERS FLAVORING AGENTS FOLIC ACID FOOD ADDITIVES FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD BASKET FOOD CHAIN FOOD CHAINS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD DEFICIT FOOD DEMAND FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INDUSTRY FOOD MARKETING FOOD POLICY FOOD PRICES FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION FOOD SUPPLY FOODS FREEZING FRUIT FRUITS GLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTION GLOBAL POPULATION GRAINS GREEN REVOLUTION GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HORMONES HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HUMAN BODY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN HEALTH HUNGER HYGIENE HYPERTENSION IMMUNE SYSTEM IMMUNIZATION INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INDUSTRIALIZATION INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTERFERON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUTRITION INTERVENTION IODINE IODINE DEFICIENCY IRON IRON DEFICIENCY LAND RESOURCES LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH LEADING CAUSES LEGUMES LEISURE TIME LIPIDS LIPOPROTEINS LOW BIRTH WEIGHT LOW FERTILITY MAIZE MALARIA MALNUTRITION MARGARINE MARKET PRICES MATERNAL NUTRITION MEAL MEASLES MEAT MEATS METABOLISM MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION MICRONUTRIENTS MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL COUNCIL NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL PLANS NUMBER OF PEOPLE NURSES NUTRIENT NUTRIENT INTAKE NUTRIENTS NUTRITION NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION POLICY NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITION RESEARCH NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTS OBESITY OBESITY PREVALENCE OIL OIL PRICES OVERNUTRITION PASTEURIZATION PATIENT PEDIATRICS PEER PRESSURE PESTICIDES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PHYSICAL WORK PHYSICIANS PLANS OF ACTION POLICY DECISIONS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY GUIDANCE POPULATION GROWTH POTATO POTATOES PRACTITIONERS PREGNANCY PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PRESERVATIVES PRICE CURVES PROCESSED FOODS PRODUCERS PROGRESS PROTEIN PROTEINS PUBLIC HEALTH REFINING REPRODUCTIVE AGE RESEARCH AGENDA RESPIRATORY DISEASES RESTAURANTS RICE RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATIONS SANITATION SEAFOOD SMOKING SNACK FOODS SNACKS SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SOFT DRINKS STABILIZERS STAPLE FOODS STARCH STREET FOODS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUGAR SUGARS SUPERMARKET SUPERMARKETS SWEETENERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOLERANCE TV UNDERNUTRITION UNFPA UNPROCESSED FOODS URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATIONS URBANIZATION VEGETABLE OILS VEGETABLES VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN B12 VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY WAGES WALKING WHEAT WORKFORCE WORKPLACE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WORLD POPULATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN The Double Burden of Malnutrition (DBM) is the coexistence of both under nutrition and over nutrition in the same population across the life course. 'Across the life course' refers to the phenomenon that under nutrition early in life contributes to an increased propensity for over nutrition in adulthood. The DBM affects all countries, rich and poor, and is a particular concern in countries with high stunting rates. The consequences of the DBM are enormous; early life under nutrition is an underlying cause associated with about a third of young child deaths. Among the survivors who become stunted during the first two years of life, their capacity to resist disease, to carry out physical work, to study and progress in school, are all impaired across the life course. Later in the life course, diet and nutrition, and especially obesity, are important underlying causes of many Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, diabetes, cancer, stroke, and ischemic heart disease. The causes of the DBM are related to a series of changes occurring in the world called the nutrition transition, the demographic transition, and the epidemiological transition of countries. The variables associated with the nutrition transition and obesity epidemic can be grouped into four cross-cutting themes, which include: (i) the health/biological environment; (ii) the economic/food environment; (iii) the physical/built environment; and (iv) the socio/cultural environment. The solutions for the DBM problems are reasonably well recognized in each of its parts: under nutrition and over nutrition. However, the solutions have not been combined into an overarching policy and program framework, which together with raising awareness about the serious future implications for the low-and middle income countries is the aim of this paper. 2017-06-27T21:35:22Z 2017-06-27T21:35:22Z 2012-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/905651468339879888/The-double-burden-of-malnutrition-a-review-of-global-evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27417 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research