Public health nutrition
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Public health nutrition · Mar 1998
ReviewFeast and famine: socioeconomic disparities in global nutrition and health.
To review current information on under- and over-malnutrition and the consequences of socioeconomic disparities on global nutrition and health. ⋯ The apparent contradictions found represent a particular point in time (population responses generally lag behind social and environmental transitions). They do also show encouraging evidence that interventions can have a positive impact, sometimes despite disadvantageous circumstances. However, it seems increasingly unlikely that food production will continue to keep up with population growth. It is also unlikely present goals for reducing protein-energy malnutrition prevalence will be reached. The coexistence of diseases of undernutrition and NCDs will have an impact on allocation of resources. Action needs to be continued and maintained at the international, national and individual level.