Double burden of malnutrition and its socio-demographic determinants among children and adolescents in Malaysia: National Health And Morbidity Survey 2019

Abstract Introduction Malaysia faces the threat of a double burden of malnutrition where undernutrition and overweight (including obesity) coexist in the same population. This study aimed to determine the anthropometric assessment among children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years and its association...

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Published in:	Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Main Authors:	Wai Kent Lai, Lalitha Palaniveloo, Syafinaz Mohd Sallehuddin, Shubash Shander Ganapathy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Double burden Malnutrition Children Adolescent Anthropometric assessment Socio-demographic
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-024-00583-7