Nutrition disparities and the global burden of malnutrition

Rafael Perez-Escamilla; Odilia Bermudez; Gabriela Santos Buccini; Shiriki Kumanyika; Chessa K Lutter; Pablo Monsivais; Cesar Victora

doi:10.1136/bmj.k2252

Nutrition disparities and the global burden of malnutrition

BMJ. 2018 Jun 13:361:k2252. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2252.

Authors

Rafael Perez-Escamilla¹, Odilia Bermudez², Gabriela Santos Buccini¹, Shiriki Kumanyika³, Chessa K Lutter⁴, Pablo Monsivais⁵, Cesar Victora⁶

Affiliations

¹ Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
² Tufts University, Boston, USA.
³ Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA.
⁴ RTI International, Washington DC, USA.
⁵ Washington State University, Spokane, USA.
⁶ Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.

Abstract

Strategies to tackle stunting, obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies must take into account the inequities in which these diseases are rooted, argue Rafael Perez-Escamilla and colleagues

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child Nutrition Disorders / epidemiology*
Child, Preschool
Cost of Illness*
Developing Countries / statistics & numerical data
Global Health / statistics & numerical data*
Growth Disorders / epidemiology
Health Status Disparities*
Humans
Malnutrition / epidemiology*
Obesity / epidemiology*
Pediatric Obesity / epidemiology
Young Adult