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      Hunger and malnutrition in the 21st century

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          Despite record food output globally, hunger is still with us. Patrick Webb and colleagues argue that key policy actions are urgently needed to tackle this scourge and must focus on improving diet quality for all

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          Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.

          Marie Ng, Tom Fleming, Margaret W. Robinson … (2015)
          In 2010, overweight and obesity were estimated to cause 3·4 million deaths, 3·9% of years of life lost, and 3·8% of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) worldwide. The rise in obesity has led to widespread calls for regular monitoring of changes in overweight and obesity prevalence in all populations. Comparable, up-to-date information about levels and trends is essential to quantify population health effects and to prompt decision makers to prioritise action. We estimate the global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980-2013. We systematically identified surveys, reports, and published studies (n=1769) that included data for height and weight, both through physical measurements and self-reports. We used mixed effects linear regression to correct for bias in self-reports. We obtained data for prevalence of obesity and overweight by age, sex, country, and year (n=19,244) with a spatiotemporal Gaussian process regression model to estimate prevalence with 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs). Worldwide, the proportion of adults with a body-mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m(2) or greater increased between 1980 and 2013 from 28·8% (95% UI 28·4-29·3) to 36·9% (36·3-37·4) in men, and from 29·8% (29·3-30·2) to 38·0% (37·5-38·5) in women. Prevalence has increased substantially in children and adolescents in developed countries; 23·8% (22·9-24·7) of boys and 22·6% (21·7-23·6) of girls were overweight or obese in 2013. The prevalence of overweight and obesity has also increased in children and adolescents in developing countries, from 8·1% (7·7-8·6) to 12·9% (12·3-13·5) in 2013 for boys and from 8·4% (8·1-8·8) to 13·4% (13·0-13·9) in girls. In adults, estimated prevalence of obesity exceeded 50% in men in Tonga and in women in Kuwait, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Libya, Qatar, Tonga, and Samoa. Since 2006, the increase in adult obesity in developed countries has slowed down. Because of the established health risks and substantial increases in prevalence, obesity has become a major global health challenge. Not only is obesity increasing, but no national success stories have been reported in the past 33 years. Urgent global action and leadership is needed to help countries to more effectively intervene. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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            A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

            Stephen S Lim, Theo Vos, Abraham D. Flaxman … (2012)
            The Lancet, 380(9859), 2224-2260
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              Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries

              Robert E Black, Cesar G Victora, Susan P. Walker … (2013)
              The Lancet, 382(9890), 427-451
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                Contributors
                Patrick Webb: Role: professor
                Gunhild Anker Stordalen: Role: policy advocate
                Sudhvir Singh: Role: policy researcher
                Ramani Wijesinha-Bettoni: Role: United Nations
                Prakash Shetty: Role: professor
                Anna Lartey: Role: director of nutrition
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): BMJ
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): BMJ
                Journal ID (publisher-id): BMJ-UK
                Journal ID (hwp): bmj
                Title: The BMJ
                Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
                ISSN (Print): 0959-8138
                ISSN (Electronic): 1756-1833
                Publication date Collection: 2018
                Publication date (Electronic): 13 June 2018
                Volume: 361
                Electronic Location Identifier: k2238
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
                [2 ]EAT Forum, Oslo, Norway
                [3 ]Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Ringgold Standard Institution, Rome, Italy
                [4 ]MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Ringgold Standard Institution, Chennai, India
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                Correspondence to: P Webb patrick.webb@ 123456tufts.edu
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                Publisher ID: webp044500
                DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2238
                PMC ID: 5996965
                PubMed ID: 29898884
                SO-VID: 52c911ab-876d-4ed9-b029-3b789e1be97b
                Copyright © Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions
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                Series title: Science and Politics of Nutrition

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