Double Burden of Malnutrition among Freshman University Students: Determinants and Correlates
Abstract:Background: The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is marked by simultaneous presence of obesity and undernutrition or non-communicable diseases within persons, families, and/or communities. The concept that freshmen experience significant weight gain upon entering a university setting along with exacerbation of bad dietary habits can be alarming. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of dyslipidemia, anemia and elevated blood pressure, overweight and obesity as indicators of DBM-among a sample of freshman s… Show more
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