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  Malnutrition and health in developing countries

  Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2005

  This paper in the Canadian Medical Association Journal provides an overview of the trends, determinants, clinical features, management and control of protein–energy malnutrition (a lack of sufficient energy or protein to meet the body’s demands) and micronutrient deficiencies (a lack of vitamins or minerals) in developing countries.
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  Gender bias among children in India in their diet and immunisation against disease

  Social Science and Medicine, 2004

  This paper, published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, investigates gender differences in the likelihood of being immunised against disease (tuberculosis, polio, tetanus, and measles) and of receiving a nutritious diet in India.
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  Relationship between household wealth inequality and chronic childhood under-nutrition in Bangladesh

  2006

  This paper, published in the International Journal of Equity in Health, examines the relationship between household wealth inequality and chronic child under-nutrition. The paper finds that 43 per cent of Bangladeshi children aged between 0 and 5 years have failed to grow to normal heights for their age.
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  The meaning and measurement of acute malnutrition in emergencies: a primer for decision makers

  Humanitarian Practice Network, ODI, 2006

  This paper, published by the Humanitarian Practice Network, reviews how nutrition data is collected, analysed and interpreted in emergencies. The prevalence of acute malnutrition is one of the most widely used indicators of the severity of humanitarian crises, yet there is little guidance on how to conduct national surveys and understand and use their results.
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  The global face of nutrition: what can governments and industry do

  Journal of Nutrition, 2005

  This article, published by the Journal of Nutrition, discusses trends in food security and nutrition and potential strategies for addressing new nutritional challenges.
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  The burden of disease from undernutrition and overnutrition in countries undergoing rapid nutrition transition: a view from Brazil

  American Journal of Public Health, 2004

  This paper, published in the American Journal of Public Health, assesses the nutritional changes that occurred in the adult female population of Brazil during the last quarter of the 20th century using data from surveys taken between 1975 and 1997. The paper finds that between 1975 and 1989 the prevalence of underweight was nearly halved, whereas obesity prevalence doubled.
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  Socioeconomic status and obesity in adult populations of developing countries: a review

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2004

  This article, published by the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, reviews studies conducted between 1989 and 2003 that examined the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity in developing countries. It finds that obesity in developing countries does not only affect people with higher SES.
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  Effect of the HIV epidemic on infant feeding in South Africa: "When they see me coming with the tins they laugh at me"

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2006

  This article, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, explores how the HIV epidemic has affected the infant feeding experiences of HIV-positive mothers in South Africa. The paper finds that the HIV epidemic has changed the context in which infant-feeding choices are made and implemented.
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  The double burden of malnutrition: case studies from six developing countries

  Food and Nutrition Division, FAO, 2006

  This Food and Agriculture Organization publication assesses the extent of the "double burden" of malnutrition in six developing countries – China, Egypt, India, Mexico, the Philippines and South Africa. The "double burden" of malnutrition refers to under- and over- nutrition occurring simultaneously within a population.
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  AIDS, poverty, and hunger: challenges and responses

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2006

  This book is based on the International Conference on HIV/AIDS and Food and Nutrition Security: From Evidence to Action that took place in Durban, South Africa in April 2005. The book provides a forum to review emerging knowledge on the interactions between AIDS and hunger and to better understand what it implies for poverty, food and nutrition-relevant policy and programmes.

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