date:Sep 17, 2019
The double burden of malnutrition continues to pose a serious challenge in India. The double burden is characterised by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the coexistence of undernutrition along with overweight and obesity, or diet-related noncommunicable diseases, within individuals, households and populations, across the life-course. On a global scale, over 88% of countries have overlapping burdens, meaning that 124 countries face more than one form of malnutrition.
In India, while under