The double burden of undernutrition and excess body weight in Ecuador

Freire, Wilma B.; Silva-Jaramillo, Katherine M.; Ramírez-Luzuriaga, María J; Belmont, Philippe; Waters, William F.

doi:10.3945/ajcn.114.083766

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“…In fact nutritional transition of populations, especially a greater consumption of refined carbohydrates and fat, has consistently resulted in increased frequency and severity of obesity and its comorbidities in all populations in the world including, as above mentioned, in subjects with LS and similar conditions in other latitudes [1]. Thus it is possible that components of the metabolic syndrome, including insulin resistance and diabetes could appear in the Ecuadorian GHRD population, along with the present westernization of the diet in Southern Ecuador and the increasing numbers of subjects -non GHRD-who develop diabetes in this region [9].…”

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Despite higher body fat content, Ecuadorian subjects with Laron syndrome have less insulin resistance and lower incidence of diabetes than their relatives

Guevara‐Aguirre

Prócel²,

Guevara³

et al. 2016

Growth Hormone & IGF Research

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Despite higher body fat content, Ecuadorian subjects with Laron syndrome have less insulin resistance and lower incidence of diabetes than their relatives

Guevara‐Aguirre

Prócel²,

Guevara³

et al. 2016

Growth Hormone & IGF Research

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“…A brief overview of the studies' characteristics is presented in Table 2, and some important features are described in the following sections. Eight articles provided a general review [ [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42], and 2 examined the DBMN situation in Africa [43,44].…”

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The Double Burden of Undernutrition and Overnutrition in Developing Countries: an Update

Abdullah

2015

Curr Obes Rep

114

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Many developing countries have achieved a remarkable improvement in nutrition status in the past decades. However, the prevalence of undernutrition remains a serious problem. At the same time, the prevalence of obesity is increasing substantially, and in some countries, it has approached that of developed countries. This article provides an update on this double burden of malnutrition (DBMN) in developing nations. One hundred countries (lower, middle-lower, and upper-middle income countries) were selected and analysed, and to support the analysis, a systematic review of current published studies was performed. The results show that DBMN already exists in almost all developing countries and that the DBMN ratio (i.e., overweight/underweight) has increased as income per capita has increased. DBMN may manifest within the community, household, or individual. In addition to common factors, poor nutrition in early childhood is suggested as another important driving factor behind the rising obesity rate in most developing countries. A life-course approach has been proposed to prevent undernutrition and overnutrition and should be integrated into the development of health systems to control double burden in developing countries.

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“…Several studies have also demonstrated association of undernutrition with obesity, microelements deficiency, anemia, hypertension, high rate of infectious and parasitic diseases among children and adolescents in developing countries (5)(6)(7)9).…”

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“…Unbalanced nutrition is also associated with loss of ability to work and have unfavorable dynamics leading to loss of health and significantly contributing to demographic problems, affecting mostly people of work age. In children and adolescents, malnutrition is one of the causes of high cardiovascular and noninfectious diseases mortality (5)(6)(7)(8)(9). According to recent data, malnutrition affected about 165 million children of age < 5 years old, was responsible for 45% of total mortality in this population (10,11).…”

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Nutrition characteristics and morbidity of adolescents (15-17 years) of Kyrgyz Republic

Kochkorova¹,

Esenamanova²,

Атамбаева³

et al. 2017

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Objective: In this study, we analyzed the nutrition status and morbidity of adolescents. Methods:The data for the current study were obtained from the database of National statistical committee of Kyrgyz Republic for the period of 2009-2014 on nutritional and energy value of nutrition of urban and rural population living in conditions of high-, middle-and low-altitudes. We compared obtained data with current recommended norms of consumption for food ingredients, energy and food products.Results: Among adolescents of Kyrgyz Republic, residing especially in rural and high-altitude regions, there is an excessive consumption of fat and carbohydrates, and reduced consumption of protein. There is an increasing trend in prevalence of cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and endocrine disorders, as well as malignancy for the period 2010-2014. Conclusion:The nutrition of adolescents is unbalanced and unhealthy, with diet composed mostly of carbohydrates and fat, lacking proteins and fruit and vegetables, accompanied by increased trend of morbidity, especially in rural and high-altitude regions. There is a need for interventions directed to both decrease poverty levels and increase awareness of healthy nutrition among adolescents and their families.

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The double burden of undernutrition and excess body weight in Ecuador

Abstract: This article shows the coexistence of high rates of undernutrition and OW/OB at the individual, household, and national levels in Ecuador. Although integrated approaches to address the emerging double burden are required, public health policies to date have not responded adequately.

Cited by 123 publications

References 19 publications

Despite higher body fat content, Ecuadorian subjects with Laron syndrome have less insulin resistance and lower incidence of diabetes than their relatives

Despite higher body fat content, Ecuadorian subjects with Laron syndrome have less insulin resistance and lower incidence of diabetes than their relatives

The Double Burden of Undernutrition and Overnutrition in Developing Countries: an Update

Nutrition characteristics and morbidity of adolescents (15-17 years) of Kyrgyz Republic

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