Double Burden of Malnutrition and Inequalities in the Nutritional Status of Adults: A Population-Based Study in Brazil, 2019

Double Burden of Malnutrition and Inequalities in the Nutritional Status of Adults: A Population-Based Study in Brazil, 2019

Objective: To describe the inequalities in the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) in the adult population.Methods: Study carried out with data from the VIGITEL study, conducted in 2019 in all Brazilian capitals. Underweight and excess weight were evaluated on the basis of years of schooling and age...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fernanda Oliveira Meller, Antônio Augusto Schäfer, Leonardo Pozza Santos, Micaela Rabelo Quadra, Vanessa Iribarrem Avena Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
health inequalites
underweight
overweigh
nutritional status
adult
Online Access:https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2021.609179/full

Internet

https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2021.609179/full

Similar Items