Open AccessThe double burden of malnutrition in indigenous and nonindigenous Guatemalan populations
Author(s) -
Manuel RamírezZea,
María F Kroker-Lobos,
Regina Close-Fernandez,
Rebecca Kanter
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.114.083857
Subject(s) - overweight , indigenous , anthropometry , malnutrition , demography , medicine , obesity , double burden , public health , developing country , prevalence , environmental health , population , biology , ecology , nursing , sociology , pathology
As the prevalence of obesity increases in developing countries, the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) has become a public health problem, particularly in countries such as Guatemala with a high concentration of indigenous communities where the prevalence of stunting remains high.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom