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The new challenge: End all forms of malnutrition by 2030

It is a formidable challenge. Every country is facing a serious public health challenge from malnutrition (IFPRI 2014). One in three people is malnourished in one form or another (IFPRI 2015a). Malnutrition manifests itself in many forms: as children who do not grow and develop to their full potenti...

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Main Author: International Food Policy Research Institute
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
Subjects:
wasting
hiv infections
gender
sustainable development goals
economic development
non-communicable diseases
agricultural policies
stunting
trace elements
children
poverty
morbidity
overweight
obesity
climate change
child growth
anaemia
undernutrition
nutrition policies
health
indicators
sustainability
capacity development
malnutrition
nutrition
private sector
agricultural development
breastfeeding
public expenditure
diabetes
food systems
wasting disease
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148461
Summary:It is a formidable challenge. Every country is facing a serious public health challenge from malnutrition (IFPRI 2014). One in three people is malnourished in one form or another (IFPRI 2015a). Malnutrition manifests itself in many forms: as children who do not grow and develop to their full potential, as people who are skin-and-bone or prone to infection, as people who carry too much weight or whose blood contains too much sugar, salt, or cholesterol.

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