When a pandemic and an epidemic collide: COVID-19, gut microbiota, and the double burden of malnutrition

Abstract Background It is estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic will drastically increase all forms of malnutrition. Of particular concern, yet understated, is the potential to increase the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) epidemic. This coexistence of undernutrition together with overweight and o...

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Main Authors: Paula Littlejohn, B. Brett Finlay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01910-z