The 'double burden' of malnutrition in lower-income countries refers to the simultaneous presence of conventional malnutrition (insufficient calories and micronutrients) causing poor maternal and child health, and modern malnutrition (poor diet quality) causing obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer.

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• obesity concept
• cardiovascular disease concept
• type 2 diabetes concept
• malnutrition concept
• cancer concept