Does Chile's nutritional situation constitute a double burden?

Background: Chile has probably experienced Latin America's fastest nutritional transition, as evidenced by very low rates of stunting, but the country shows a high prevalence of obesity in most population groups.Objective: The aim was to assess the existence of a double burden of nutritional pr...

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Published in:The American journal of clinical nutrition 2014-12, Vol.100 (6), p.1623S-1627S
Main Authors: Atalah, Eduardo, Amigo, Hugo, Bustos, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
anemia
Anemia - epidemiology
ascorbic acid
Biochemistry
Body Height
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
calcium
Child
Child, Preschool
childhood obesity
children
Chile - epidemiology
clinical nutrition
Cross-Sectional Studies
education
elderly
Female
Food safety
food security
Growth Disorders - epidemiology
growth retardation
Humans
Infant
Male
Malnutrition
Malnutrition - epidemiology
Middle Aged
nutrients
Nutrition
Nutrition Surveys
Nutritional Status
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Prevalence
Public Health
Socioeconomic Factors
surveys
Thinness - epidemiology
underweight
vitamin A
vitamin B12
Weight
women
Young Adult
zinc
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Summary:Background: Chile has probably experienced Latin America's fastest nutritional transition, as evidenced by very low rates of stunting, but the country shows a high prevalence of obesity in most population groups.Objective: The aim was to assess the existence of a double burden of nutritional problems in Chile on the basis of available data.Design: Secondary analyses were conducted on data collected by the Health Ministry (height and weight for children aged
ISSN:0002-9165
1938-3207
DOI:10.3945/ajcn.114.083790