Large-scale malnutrition in developing and developed countries
Malnutrition arises from an unbalanced diet in which certain nutrients are lacking, in excess (too high an intake), or in the wrong proportions. Currently, roughly 1 bn people are hungry in the world, 2 bn are undernourished and underweight, 1 bn people are overweight and 0.5 bn are obese.
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Agriculture, food and land use »Agriculture, food and land use
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Improving Diet and Nutrition »Improving Diet and Nutrition
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1. Challenges for global diet & nutrition »1. Challenges for global diet & nutrition
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Large-scale malnutrition in developing and developed countries
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Consequences of malnutrition »Consequences of malnutrition
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2 billion people are underweight and 1 billion are hungry »2 billion people are underweight and 1 billion are hungry
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1 billion people are overweight and 0.5 billion people are obese »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 »Double burden of under- and over-nutrition for some countries
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