Sugary Liquids in the Baby Bottle: Risk for Child Undernutrition and Severe Tooth Decay in Rural El Salvador

Sugary Liquids in the Baby Bottle: Risk for Child Undernutrition and Severe Tooth Decay in Rural El Salvador

As communities worldwide shift from consuming traditional diets to more processed snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), increases in child obesity and tooth decay and persistence of undernutrition are particularly apparent in Latin American countries. Further evidence of shared risk factors b...

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Main Authors: Priyanka Achalu, Abhishek Bhatia, Bathsheba Turton, Lucy Luna, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
child undernutrition
nutrition transition
artificial feeding
dental caries
sugar-sweetened beverages
risk factors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/1/260

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