@article{f89b8985ac5c4091bfb570d7b1d5960a,
title = "Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017",
abstract = "A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 2000 to 2017 and aggregate these to policy-relevant administrative units. Wasting decreased overall across LMICs between 2000 and 2017, from 8.4% (62.3 (55.1-70.8) million) to 6.4% (58.3 (47.6-70.7) million), but is predicted to remain above the World Health Organization's Global Nutrition Target of <5% in over half of LMICs by 2025. Prevalence of overweight increased from 5.2% (30 (22.8-38.5) million) in 2000 to 6.0% (55.5 (44.8-67.9) million) children aged under 5 years in 2017. Areas most affected by double burden of malnutrition were located in Indonesia, Thailand, southeastern China, Botswana, Cameroon and central Nigeria. Our estimates provide a new perspective to researchers, policy makers and public health agencies in their efforts to address this global childhood syndemic.",
keywords = "Child, Child, Preschool, Demography, Developing Countries/statistics & numerical data, Female, Geographic Mapping, Humans, Income/statistics & numerical data, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Malnutrition/epidemiology, Nutritional Status, Overweight/epidemiology, Pediatric Obesity/epidemiology, Poverty/statistics & numerical data, Prevalence, Social Class, Wasting Syndrome/epidemiology",
author = "{LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators} and Om Kurmi",
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year = "2020",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1038/s41591-020-0807-6",
language = "English",
volume = "26",
pages = "750--759",
journal = "Nature Medicine",
issn = "1078-8956",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "5",
}
