Open AccessDouble burden of malnutrition among women residing in tenements in a resettlement area, Kancheepuram district
Author(s) -
Mukkesh Kumar,
T K Raja,
M Jasmine,
Fasna Liaquathali,
V. Pragadeesh Raja,
N V Manju
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1040_19
Subject(s) - medicine , underweight , malnutrition , overweight , obesity , waist , environmental health , double burden , cross sectional study , gerontology , psychological intervention , psychiatry , pathology
The double burden of malnutrition is the co-existence of undernutrition along with overweight/obesity. The underweight can cause cognitive impairment, increase mortality, and over nutrition increases the chance of noncommunicable diseases like type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Women are vulnerable for early marriages, early conception, and so forth, which have an impact on their nutritional status.