Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / Many low- and middle-income countries are faced with a rise in the double burden of malnutrition
- undernutrition and overweight/obesity. Nutrition-related factors contribute to approximately 45%
of deaths in children under five years (mainly due to undernutrition) globally, while low- and
middle-income countries are simultaneously witnessing a rise in childhood overweight and
obesity. In 2016, an estimated 41 million children under the age of five in low- and middle-income
countries were overweight or obese, while 155 million were chronically undernourished. In Africa
alone, the estimated prevalence of overweight and obese children in 2010 was 8.5%, expected to
reach 12.7% in 2020. In comparison, globally, one in nine people are either hungry or
undernourished, while one in three people are overweight. / 2024
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7999 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Melissa Judith Brown |
| Contributors | Roman, Nicolette Vanessa |
| Publisher | University of Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of Western Cape |
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