Global nutrition study claims destitute diet affects 161 million children and 1.9 billion adults and calls for more indicators in sustainable development goalsMalnourishment affects one in three people worldwide and is linked to 45% of deaths among children under the age of five, according to a report on global nutrition that warns the “staggering scale of the condition could undermine the sustainable development agenda without greater investment from governments and donors.
The 2015 global nutrition report sought to supply a detailed snapshot of the full range of nutrition problems worldwide. It found that 1.9 billion adults are either overweight or obese; 794 million people attain not get enough calories; 161 million children under five years old are too short for their age; 51 million children attain not weigh enough for their height; and 42 million children are overweight. Nearly half of all deaths of children under five are still related to malnutrition (either lacking sufficient calories or overweight).
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Source: theguardian.com