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PUBH642 - Global Nutrition and Food Security

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Global Nutrition and Food Security (PUBH642)

   

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The content of this paper focuses on the discussion of Dual Burden Malnutrition, which is one of the most current world phenomenons. This study starts by describing the DBM together with its epidemiology in China, which is the study country's choice. The consequence of dual burden malnutrition has resulted in massive suffering and formed a foundation for other non-communicable diseases which adversely affect human beings who suffer from its effects. Therefore, further discusses various strategies which can be put into practice in order to prevent the severe effects of DBM.

PUBH642 - Global Nutrition and Food Security

   

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Global Nutrition and Food Security (PUBH642)

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Running head: GLOBAL NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY 1Global Nutrition and Food SecurityStudent’s NameInstitution
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GLOBAL NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY 2Introduction The content of this paper focuses on the discussion of Dual Burden Malnutrition which is oneof the most current world phenomenons. The study starts by describing the DBM together withits epidemiology China which is the study country choice. The consequence of dual burdenmalnutrition has resulted into massive suffering and formed a foundation for other noncommunicable diseases which adversely affect human beings who suffer from its effects. Thepaper therefore further disuses various strategies which can be put into practice in order toprevent severe effects of DBM.Dual Burden MalnutritionDouble burden of Malnutrition is also known as DBM and is a disease which effects most peoplein the whole world. Double Burden of Malnutrition is the coexistence of over nutrition and undernutrition in the same populace across a life course. The term across of life means a phenomenonthat under nutrition which occurs in an early life leads to an elevated propensity for overmalnutrition during adulthood. Double burden malnutrition comes as a result of various factorsand affects various poor, medium rich and very rich countries double burden malnutrition is oneof the concerns in various countries with stunting rates (Grijalva et.al, 2012). Double burdenmalnutrition results into serious impact enormous consequences, various young people have losttheir precious lives due to the effects of under nutrition in the early ages. Undernutrition also weakens an individual’s immunity towards diseases and survivors whobecame stunted during the immediate two years of life lose their ability to carry heavy loads ordo various physical work. Some of the survivors do not progress perfectly in terms of academics
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GLOBAL NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY 3and these effects are experienced all through the life course (Oddo et.al, 2012). The effects arefurther experienced in later in the life course, malnutrition and poor diet as well as obesity formsunderlying causes for various non communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertensions, stroke,cancer, stroke as well as ischemic heart diseases. The main cause of Double Burden ofMalnutrition is nutrition transition, epidemiological transitions as well as demographictransitions. The term dual burden malnutrition is therefore the existence of both underweightand overweight cause by under nutrition and over nutrition. Determinants of Dual Burden Malnutrition The study selects China an Asian country to identify and come up with various determinants ofdual burden malnutrition. From the evidence obtained from various studies in relation to thedeterminants of dual burden malnutrition. One of the determinants of the dual burdenmalnutrition is the coexistence of both under nutrition as well as over nutrition. Thesimultaneous existence of both underweight and overweight among the members of the populaceacts as one of the determinant to dual burden malnutrition. Obesity as a disease is also anotherdeterminant of the dual burden malnutrition existence (Oddo et.al, 2012). Weakness amongvarious individual within a given populace is another factor which acts as a determinant of thedual burden malnutrition. The nature and the rate of stunting and overweight determine theexistence of dual burden malnutrition. This is evident in China as one of the nations in thecontent which experience dual burden malnutrition. The stunting rate which is a determinant of DBM stands at 43 percent. Another determinant ofdual burden malnutrition is the existence of overweight and obesity among young childrenwithin a given population. The rate of dependent of stunting prevalence rate on various factors
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GLOBAL NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY 4such as socioeconomic, environmental factors and demographic is also used to determine thedual burden malnutrition. The rate of obesity among young individuals in a given populationdetermines the dual burden malnutrition existence in a country or within the households. Apartfrom the three basic factors such as overweight, underweight and obesity, dual burdenmalnutrition can also be determined through various non communicable diseases affecting youngpeople as well as adults within a given population or region (Piernas et.al, 2015). The keydeterminants of dual burden malnutrition are therefore, overweight, underweight, obesity andnon communicable diseases affecting various people in various areas of the continent. Etiolgy and epidemiology of dual burden malnutrition Dual burden malnutrition has been an issue affecting various nations, people, regions as well ashouseholds over a given period of time. The greater impact of the DBM has been as a result ofeconomic and income growth, movement into urban areas and change in globalization.According to the world health organization WHO, in the year 2014, almost 19 million peoplewho are all adults, old people as well as people of age 18 and above were determined asoverweight. On the side of people who are underweight all over the globe were over 462 millionindicating the massive dual burden malnutrition (Kimani et.al, 2013). These numbers released bythe WHO covers all continents including china which is the study country choice. 600 millionpeople in the world were suffering from obesity. In the same year several children were found tobe over weighing, these kids were under the age of 5years. The number of the children under theage of five who were overweighing reached 42 million. In china as a country, the prevalence among the children is at 9.1% of the general population. 29percent of the children are stunted where 18.6 percent of the children were underweight as well
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