Research
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The 'double burden of malnutrition'—coexistence of stunting in children and overweight/obesity in mothers within the same household or community—is a significant feature of the nutrition transition in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Public health interventions in SSA must address both undernutrition in children and overnutrition in adults simultaneously, as they often coexist in the same households due to shared socioeconomic and environmental factors.
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Another typical feature of the nutrition transition is the coexistence of both maternal overweight and child malnutrition in the same household or community.
Why this rating
Supported by multiple studies (Benin, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya) and DHS data.
Source
Obesity and the nutrition transition in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Nelia P. Steyn et al. · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2014
DOI 10.1111/nyas.12433
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