Undernutrition, overweight and obesity prevalences among community-dwelling elderly in Africa-a systematic review

Summary: Background & aims: Undernutrition, overweight and obesity are noted among elderly people, but African data were scattered, and no structured synthesis has yet been performed to review studies on nutritional status (NS) of this population. The aim of this study was to assess NS usin...

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Main Authors: Gustave Mabiama, Thierno Millimono, Dieudonné Adiogo, Farid Boumediene, Pierre-Marie Preux, Jean-Claude Desport, Philippe Fayemendy, Pierre Jésus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Clinical Nutrition Open Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667268522000456