Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Sri Lanka

Key Messages Child stunting has declined in both rural and urban areas since 2016, but still affects a third of children on estates. Wasting prevalence has increased dramatically since 2016, reaching an alarming prevalence of 20 percent in urban areas. There is insufficient intake of nutritious food...

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Main Authors:	Margolies, Amy, Craig, Hope, Namara, Rebecca, Sehgal, Mrignyani, Hemachandra, Dilini, Olney, Deanna K.
Format:	Informe técnico
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
Subjects:	stunting rural urban relations children wasting disease (nutritional disorder) nutrition diet food prices non-communicable diseases policies
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159794