Lancet publishes special series on undernutrition |
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The weight on policy priority in public health nutrition in recent years has undervalued hunger and malnutrition in favor of attacking problems associated with dietary excess. The global initiative against obesity and its consequences in terms of diabetes and heart disease is the most visible among them.
The Lancet aims to restore balance to the discussion with a special series in its January 19th issue with articles on maternal and child nutrition that should kept close at hand by all supporters of adequate iodine nutrition. These articles (free but registration required) are available online, including discussions of 1) exposures and health consequences, 2) consequences for health and human capital, 3) what (intervention) works? 4) effective action at the national level and 5) why has it proven so difficult and what can be done to accelerate progress.
The series includes comments by other public health leaders endorsing the need to address undernutrition.
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