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The document discusses the double burden of malnutrition, which is characterized by the coexistence of undernutrition in the forms of wasting, stunting, and micronutrient deficiencies, along with overweight and obesity. This double burden affects individuals, households, and entire populations throughout the world. Over 1.9 billion adults and 42 million children are overweight or obese globally, while 156 million children are stunted and 50 million children are wasted. The double burden presents an opportunity for action to address all forms of malnutrition through promoting good nutrition, maternal and child health, education performance, and disease prevention.

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The document discusses the double burden of malnutrition, which is characterized by the coexistence of undernutrition in the forms of wasting, stunting, and micronutrient deficiencies, along with overweight and obesity. This double burden affects individuals, households, and entire populations throughout the world. Over 1.9 billion adults and 42 million children are overweight or obese globally, while 156 million children are stunted and 50 million children are wasted. The double burden presents an opportunity for action to address all forms of malnutrition through promoting good nutrition, maternal and child health, education performance, and disease prevention.

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THE DOUBLE BURDEN

OF MALNUTRITION

WHAT THE DOUBLE BURDEN OF MALNUTRITION IS


CHARACTERISED BY THE COEXISTENCE OF:

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Undernutrition (wasting, stunting & micronutrient and diet-related noncommunicable diseases


deficiencies) along with overweight and obesity

3 within individuals, households and populations


4 throughout life

WHERE

MALNUTRITION AFFECTS
ALL REGIONS WORLDWIDE

ACROSS THE GLOBE

1.9 BILLION
ADULTS, 18 years and
264 MILLION
WOMEN of reproductive age are
older, are overweight affected by iron-amenable anaemia

>600
of these are OBESE
MILLION 462 MILLION
ADULTS are underweight

42 MILLION
children under the age of
156 MILLION
children are stunted
50 MILLION
children are wasted
5 years are overweight or obese (too short for age) (too thin for height)

WHO
INDIVIDUALS HOUSEHOLDS POPULATIONS
with the simultaneous presence of two with multiple family with both undernutrition and
or more types of malnutrition, or devel- members affected by different overweight prevalent in the same
opment of multiple types over a lifetime forms of malnutrition community, region or nation

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WHY ACT THE DOUBLE BURDEN IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY


FOR ACTION ON MALNUTRITION IN ALL ITS FORMS

GOOD NUTRITION

PROMOTES
MATERNAL, INFANT
AND CHILD HEALTH

Addressing malnutrition is essential


years
to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals

IMPROVES SCHOOL
& EDUCATION
PERFORMANCE

Nutrition is critical to both health and


economic development
SUPPORTS
STRONGER
IMMUNE SYSTEMS

REDUCES THE
Focus and investment for integrated RISK OF DISEASE
solutions will tackle malnutrition in
all its forms

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