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- Title
Breaking the poverty/malnutrition cycle in Africa and the Middle East.
- Authors
Atinmo, Tola; Mirmiran, Parvin; Oyewole, Oyediran E.; Belahsen, Rekia; Serra-Majem, Lluís
- Abstract
The cost to developing countries, for current and future generations, of not eradicating hunger and poverty – in terms of recurrent conflicts and emergencies, widening inequalities, depleted resources, ill health, and premature death – is enormous. Although strategies are underway to address certain problems in Africa and the Middle East, much remains to be done. Breaking the poverty cycle in these regions demands both local and international attention. Nutrition transition is a key factor, since many countries in the region also suffer the consequences of the excessive and unbalanced diets that are typical of developed countries. This paper reviews the experiences with facing malnutrition in Sub-Saharan and North Africa and the Middle East.
- Subjects
AFRICA; MIDDLE East; SOCIAL conditions in Africa; POVERTY reduction; MALNUTRITION; HUNGER prevention; EQUALITY; NUTRITION; DEVELOPING countries; SOCIAL history
- Publication
Nutrition Reviews, 2009, Vol 67, pS40
- ISSN
0029-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00158.x