Prevention of childhood overweight and obesity in Mongolia, the Philippines and Vietnam: identifying priority actions.

ABSTRACT: Low- and middle-income countries are increasingly faced with a triple burden of malnutrition: endemic underweight, micronutrient deficiencies and rising prevalence of overweight. This study aimed to address existing knowledge gaps and to identify priority policy options in Mongolia, the Philippines and Vietnam. A landscape analysis approach was adopted using methods set out in a UNICEF global toolkit. Quantitative and qualitative data were compiled from a range of global and national sources on childhood overweight and obesity, risk factors and policy responses. Key informant interviews and validation workshops were undertaken with key food and nutrition stakeholders from government and non-government organizations to identify priority policy options for the prevention of overweight and ob

SUBMITTER: Norov B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10756053 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature