Actions to address different forms of malnutrition are typically managed by separate
communities, policies, programmes, governance structures, and funding streams. By …

Malnutrition has many forms. Undernutrition can see children dangerously thin for their
height (wasting), or their growth permanently impeded (stunting). Inadequate intake of key …

In the past 5 years, political discourse about the challenge of undernutrition has increased
substantially at national and international levels and has led to stated commitments from …

The double burden of malnutrition (DBM), defined as the simultaneous manifestation of both
undernutrition and overweight and obesity, affects most low-income and middle-income …

In the final paper of our 2008 Lancet Series on maternal and child undernutrition, Saul
Morris and colleagues wrote that,“The international nutrition system—made up of …

Observations from many countries indicate that multiple forms of malnutrition might coexist in
a country, a household, and an individual. In this Series, the double burden of malnutrition …

This coexistence of seemingly contrasting and confounding forms of malnutrition is known
as the double burden of malnutrition and represents a serious public health challenge (3). It …

was published in The Lancet there has been a substantial increase in commitment to
reduction of malnutrition at global and national levels. Most development agencies have …

Many transnational organisations work to support efforts to eliminate maternal and child
undernutrition in high-burden countries. Financial, intellectual, and personal linkages bind …

Background: In many developing countries, nutritional and epidemiological transitions are
contributing to continuous undernutrition and escalating overnutrition, resulting in coexisting …