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2 billion people are underweight and 1 billion are hungry

The percentage of underweight children (low weight for age) can reflect 'wasting' (low weight for height, indicating acute weight loss), 'stunting' (low height for age) or both.



The mortality risk of children who are even mildly underweight is increased, and severely underweight children are at even greater risk.


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Large-scale malnutrition in developing and developed countries
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2 billion people are underweight and 1 billion are hungry
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Malnutrition leads to loss of 10% of lifetime earnings
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Stunting – low height for age
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Wasting – low weight for height
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Increased risk of early death
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Increased risk of infectious diseases
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Consequences of malnutrition
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1 billion people are overweight and 0.5 billion people are obese
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Double burden of under- and over-nutrition for some countries
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