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The Double Burden of Malnutrition in SE Asia and Pacific: An Opportunity for Australian Leadership
Lawrence Haddad, Director of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) reports about the double burden of nutrition following a review IDS and Monash University produced for the Government of Australia. Countries of South east Asia and the Pacific are facing some of the highest under…
March 12, 2014 - Last update: July 4, 2022
Lawrence Haddad, Director of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) reports about the double burden of nutrition following a review IDS and Monash University produced for the Government of Australia. Countries of South east Asia and the Pacific are facing some of the highest under nutrition rates in the world and now they are having to deal with diseases due to another variant of malnutrition – diets high in fat, sugar and salt. Read more here.
Related links
UN highlights multi-trillion dollar cost of ‘double malnutrition’. Listen to the story at Radio Australia here.
Asia-Pacific has most hungry people: FAO. Read the story at Asia News Net here.
Pacific island countries urged to produce more healthy local foods at competitive prices. Read the story at Thomson Reuters Foundation here.
