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The nutrition transition and indicators of child malnutrition

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dc.contributor.author Kimenju, Simon C.
dc.contributor.author Qaim, Matin
dc.date.issued 2016-09
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-13T08:10:46Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-13T08:10:46Z
dc.identifier.uri http://41.89.96.81:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2528
dc.description.abstract We analyze how the nutrition transition, which involves a westernization of diets and increased consumption of calorie-dense, processed foods, affects child malnutrition in developing countries. It is often assumed that the nutrition transition affects child weight but not child growth, which could be one reason why child underweight decreases faster than child stunting. But these effects have hardly been analyzed empirically. Our cross-country panel regressions show that the nutrition transition reduces child underweight, while no consistent effect on child overweight is found. Against common views, our results also suggest that the nutrition transition reduces child stunting. Further research is required to confirm these findings. Keywords: Nutrition transition, malnutrition, stunting, underweight, obesity en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Egerton University en_US
dc.subject Nutrition transition en_US
dc.title The nutrition transition and indicators of child malnutrition en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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