Dual burden of malnutrition in US Affiliated Pacific jurisdictions in the Children’s Healthy Living Program

Dual burden of malnutrition in US Affiliated Pacific jurisdictions in the Children’s Healthy Living Program

Abstract Background Few data are available on dual burden of under and over nutrition of children in the Pacific region. The objective was to examine prevalence of stunting at birth and current stunting and their relationship to obesity in US Affiliated Pacific (USAP) jurisdictions. Methods Cross se...

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Main Authors: Rachel Novotny, Fenfang Li, Rachael Leon Guerrero, Patricia Coleman, Aifili J. Tufa, Andrea Bersamin, Jonathan Deenik, Lynne R Wilkens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Pacific
Race
Income
Obesity
Stunting
Country
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4377-6

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