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Malnutrition Trends in the Philippines by Omar Asodisen is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses malnutrition trends in the Philippines from 1989-2015. It shows that: 1) Underweight, stunting, and wasting prevalence among children under 5 has declined but remains a public health problem, affecting over 20% of children. 2) Stunting rates among older children 5-19 have also decreased slightly but remain over 30%. 3) Undernutrition among adults measured by CED has decreased from 16.6% to 10% while overweight/obesity has increased from 13.9% to 31.1%. 4) High waist circumferenc
- Author
- Omar Asodisen
- Language
- EN