The double burden of malnutrition in indigenous and nonindigenous Guatemalan populations

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1644S-1651S

  Ramirez Zea, Manuel ^a   Kroker Lobos, Maria F ^b   Close Fernandez, Regina ^a   Kanter, Rebecca ^a  

^a Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anemia; Double burden; Guatemala; Indigenous; Malnutrition; Obesity; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOUBLE BURDEN OF MALNUTRITION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; GUATEMALA; GUATEMALAN; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; SHORT STATURE; STUNTING; UNDERWEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FAMILY SIZE; GROWTH DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911443203     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.083857     Document Type: Conference Paper

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