The Many Faces of Malnutrition
One in three people worldwide suffer from malnutrition, which includes chronic undernutrition, excessive weight, and obesity. In West Africa, where that rate is much higher, decisive government action is needed to break the vicious cycle of poor health and poor economic outcomes.
ABUJA – If you happen to be sitting with two other people right now, chances are one of you is malnourished. And you might not even know it. Yes, that’s right: one in three people worldwide suffer from malnutrition, and it does not always look the way one might expect.