Non-communicable diseases (NCD) have increased dramatically in developed and
developing countries. Unhealthy diet is one of the major factors contributing to NCD …

Abstract While the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs; 2000–2015) focused primarily on
poverty reduction, hunger and infectious diseases, the proposed Sustainable Development …

The nutrition transition relates to broad patterns of diet, activity and body composition that
have defined our nutritional status in various stages of history. The world is rapidly shifting …

Food and nutrition issues are perceived in developing societies as those relating to
inadequate food or nutrient deficiency diseases. Now, however, diet and nutrition along with …

This chapter focuses on one specific risk factor, poor quality diet, as a major cause of non‐
communicable disease (NCD) morbidity and mortality. Key dietary priorities for reducing the …

Global energy imbalances and related obesity levels are rapidly increasing. The world is
rapidly shifting from a dietary period in which the higher-income countries are dominated by …

Abstract In the year 2011, 6.9 million children under the age of 5 years died worldwide, one
third of them related to increased susceptibility to illnesses due to undernutrition. An …

The major focus of public health programs in developing populations is alleviating
undernutrition. In South Africa, however, as in many other developing countries, the African …

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Objective: This paper explores the unique nutrition transition shifts in diet and activity
patterns from the period termed the receding famine pattern to the one dominated by …