Malnutrition is one of the greatest contemporary challenges affecting health, productivity and economic growth of many developing countries. Africa is most at risk of many types of malnutrition because a large proportion of its population relies on agricultural production for food and nutrition. In addition, agricultural policies and programming in Sub-Saharan Africa has tended to focus on...
INTRODUCTION: A growing number of countries are facing a dual burden of malnutrition, across nearly every region of the world. The food insecurity is often one of the causes of many forms of malnutrition. Malnutrition and food insecurity are also directly related to several non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Coordinated policy action to effectively...
Despite Thailand’s remarkable progress in overall development, the double burden of malnutrition remains a challenge for the nation’s children. An analysis of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 5 shows the coexistence in children under 5 of overweight (8.2%) and wasting (5.4%), with many still experiencing stunting (10.5%).(1) The double burden is also found in the same child with...
THE GOOD FOOD SEAL/LOGO
What is it?
A mark or seal that will go on eligible products that meet predefined criteria across the various food groups to help consumers identify nutritious foods in store. The Logo is being developed by the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network (housed within World Food Programme Zambia), together with the Zambia National Food & Nutrition Commission...
