ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2017
Obesity as a form of malnutrition: over-nutrition on the Uganda "malnutrition" agenda.
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- Epidemiology, Predisposing Factors, Biomarkers, and Prevention Mechanism of Obesity: A Systematic Review.Journal of obesity · 2020Pooled it
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- Determinants of coexisting forms of undernutrition among under-five children: Evidence from the Bangladesh demographic and health surveys.Food science & nutrition · 2023Article
- Similar, yet different! Comparing Ugandan secondary cities' food system and nutritional transformations to findings from African primary cities.Urban transformations · 2022Article
- Factors associated with childhood overweight and obesity in Uganda: a national survey.BMC public health · 2021Article
- The Role of Nutrition in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Systematic Review.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2021Review
- Over-nutrition and associated factors among 20 to 49-year-old women in Uganda: evidence from the 2016 Uganda demographic health survey.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Trend in overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Uganda: 1995-2016.Obesity science & practice · 2019Article
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- Prevalence and Socio-economic Impacts of Malnutrition Among Children in Uganda.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2019Review
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Abstract
The objectives were to highlight the burden of overweight and obesity as an additional area of importance for the malnutrition agenda in Uganda and to provide evidence-based considerations for stakeholders involved.
introductionMirroring other Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), Uganda is experiencing a "double burden" of over-nutrition related issues - both obesity and overweight, and related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) alongside the under-nutrition that has long plagued the country. Despite the commonplace assumption that under-nutrition is the predominant form of malnutrition in Uganda, we explore recent literature that in fact, challenges this notion. While food insecurity has contributed to the under-nutrition problem, a lack of dietary diversity also has a demonstrated role in increasing over-nutrition. We cannot afford to ignore over-nutrition concomitant with stunting and wasting in the country. Increase in the burden of this less acknowledged form of malnutrition in Uganda is critical to investigate, and yet poorly understood. A move towards increased regionally targeted over-nutrition research, funding, government prioritization and advocacy is needed.
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