The epidemiological transition: need to incorporate obesity prevention into nutrition programmes
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The epidemiological transition: need to incorporate obesity prevention into nutrition programmes.
BACKGROUND Trends in the nutritional status for developing countries that are undergoing rapid economic growth indicate a decrease in protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) with an associated rise in obesity prevalence. OBJECTIVE This paper analyses how supplementary feeding programmes may contribute to rising obesity trends, what factors may explain this phenomenon, and potential strategies to av...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Nutrition
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1368-9800,1475-2727
DOI: 10.1079/phn2001297