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The changing dynamics of maternal nutrition in urban Nepal: findings from a longitudinal study in Bhaktapur (641.17)
Author(s) -
Chandyo Ram,
ThorneLyman Andrew,
Ulak Manjeswori,
Shrestha Prakash,
Fawzi Wafaie,
Locks Lindsey,
Henjum Sigrun,
Strand Tor
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.641.17
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , medicine , malnutrition , nutrition transition , population , environmental health , cohort , public health , demography , baseline (sea) , anemia , longitudinal study , developing country , rural area , economic growth , endocrinology , oceanography , nursing , pathology , sociology , geology , economics
Nepal is undergoing a nutrition transition in which overweight and obesity are becoming issues of increasing public health concern particularly in the urban, and coexist with undernutrition in the rural communities. More evidence is required to understand the evolution of the rise in overweight in different sub‐populations within Nepal. In 2007‐2008, a representative survey was undertaken among 500 healthy lactating women and their infants, randomly selected in Bhaktapur municipality, Nepal. From these mother‐infant pairs, we collected dietary information and blood samples. Five years later, 325 women and their children were followed up and compared with the baseline data. The prevalence of overweight among the women increased markedly_from 17% to 42%. The prevalence of low BMI (<18.5), which affected 4% of women at baseline decreased to 2%. In apparent contrast to the increased maternal overweight, the prevalence of women with anemia increased in this population (17% in baseline compared with 36% in the follow up survey). In this poster/presentation, we will also examine dietary patterns and factors associated with overweight. Data from our cohort suggests that overweight and obesity is rapidly rising among adults in Nepal. Grant Funding Source : USAID, NUFU and the Research Council of Norway, and the Reiber foundation