Maternal and child undernutrition was the subject of a series of papers in The Lancet in 2008. This year the authors re-evaluate the problems of maternal and child undernutrition and also examine the growing problems of overweight and obesity for women and children, and their consequences in low-income and middle-income countries. Many of these countries are said to have the double burden of malnutrition: continued stunting of growth and deficiencies of essential nutrients along with the emerging issue of obesity. The series also assesses national progress in nutrition programs and international efforts toward previous recommendations.
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