Nutrition transition in Bangladesh: Is the country ready for this double burden

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue S2, 2013, Pages 126-133

  Khan, Shusmita Hossain ^a   Talukder, Shamim Hayder ^a  

^a Eminence Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Nutrition; Policy; Strategy; Transition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; UNDERWEIGHT; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION;

TRACE ELEMENT;

BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84886284208     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12100     Document Type: Article

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