Prevalence of double burden on malnutrition at household level in four Latin America countries

Abstract

Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of maternal overweight and short stature in children at household level in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. Methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study. Population-based studies on children (0-5 years old) and women (15 to 49 years old) who participated in the Pesquisa Nacional de Demografia e Saúde da Criança e da Mulher(National Survey on Children and Women Demography and Health) in Brazil and the Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud, (National Survey on Demography and Health), in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. Variables of interest: overweight mother and child with short stature, a double burden when both outcomes are present. Global prevalence and stratification, according to rural and urban areas and 95% confidence intervals, were estimated. Results: the global sample consisted of 26,506 households. The prevalence of double burden was 9.3% in Bolivia (CI95%= 8.3-10.4), 6.7% in Peru (CI95%=5.9-7.5), Colombia (3.2%; CI95%=2.8-3.6) and Brazil (2.2%; CI95%=1.4-3.2). The highest prevalence were observed in the rural areas in Bolivia (13% vs 6.5%; p<0.001) and Peru (11.9% vs 4.1%; p<0.001). Conclusions: the highest prevalence were registered in Peru and Bolivia, and the lowest in Brazil and Colombia.

Population and Individual-Level Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Adolescents in Two Emerging Cities in Northern and Southern Nigeria: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

“…Meanwhile, over the last two decades, the number of children with overnutrition in SSA rose steeply, from 5.4 million in 1990 to 10.3 million in 2015 [ 3 ], with a prevalence of overweight/obesity of 6.8% among preschool children in 2010 [ 4 ]. Instead of the two distinct silos of under-nutrition or over-nutrition thought to be restricted to countries of the global south or global north respectively, a double burden of malnutrition (DBM) has emerged globally [ 5 6 7 ], with an increasing prevalence in many low- and middle-income (LMICs) [ 8 9 ]. DBM is defined as a situation where high levels of undernutrition (underweight, childhood stunting, and wasting) coexist with overnutrition (overweight and obesity) at the individual, household/family, or population-level [ 10 ].…”

“…Meanwhile, over the last two decades, the number of children with overnutrition in SSA rose steeply, from 5.4 million in 1990 to 10.3 million in 2015 [3], with a prevalence of overweight/obesity of 6.8% among preschool children in 2010 [4]. Instead of the two distinct silos of under-nutrition or over-nutrition thought to be restricted to countries of the global south or global north respectively, a double burden of malnutrition (DBM) has emerged globally [5][6][7], with an increasing prevalence…”

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“…They observed that Latin America and the Caribbean exhibited highest regional prevalence of overweight in both rural and urban settings, and this prevalence was increasing annually by about 0.50%. Very recently, Temponi and Velasquez-Melendez (2020) analysed data from 26,506 households located in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. They reported the overall incidence of DBM to be 2.2% in Brazil, 9.3% in Bolivia, 3.2% in Columbia and 6.7% in Peru.…”

“…Inadequate maternal and child healthcare also is closely related to micronutrient deficiencies (Albalak et al, 2020; Vaezghasemi et al, 2014). Rapid changes in economic development and income patterns have resulted in the shifting of the traditional modes of diet to high-calorie and fat-containing foods along with canned/processed foods (Bose & Sen, 2020; Debnath et al, 2018, 2019; Ihab et al, 2013; Kosaka & Umezaki, 2017; Temponi & Melendez, 2020). Such changes in dietary patterns, coupled with sedentary lifestyles, have contributed to household DBM, with mother being overweight and children being stunted within the same households.…”

Alery, emprendimiento nutricional, cultural y gastronómico

“…Teniendo en cuenta este marco, históricamente se han realizado intervenciones por separado para desnutrición y para el sobrepeso y obesidad, incluso que las intervenciones para desnutrición han contribuido En un estudio desarrollado en cuatro países de Latinoamérica (Brasil, Bolivia, Colombia y Perú) se evaluó la doble carga nutricional en el hogar, con la presencia de exceso de peso en la madre y baja talla en los niños, encontrando que la prevalencia de doble carga en Colombia fue de 3,2% siendo similar a la de Brasil, sin embargo la prevalencia de esta doble carga nutricional sugiere una situación de privación económica crónica reflejando el bajo nivel de condiciones socioeconómicas de un país, su desarrollo y el contexto de transición nutricional. La anterior, relacionada con los cambios alimentarios que incluyen bajo consumo de alimentos frescos, siendo reemplazados por alimentos procesados, con alto contenido de azúcares simples y grasas (Temponi and Velasquez-Melendez 2020).…”