Micronutrient deficiency and depression are major global health problems. Here, we first
review recent empirical evidence of the association between several micronutrients—zinc …

The societal cost of micronutrient deficiency (MND) or the “hidden hunger” is in millions of
dollars/year, reducing the GDP of some countries by as much as 11%. Zn is an important …

Women are doubly vulnerable to malnutrition, because of their high nutritional requirements
for pregnancy and lactation and also because of gender inequalities in poverty …

Background Research has shown micronutrient deficiency to be scientifically linked to a
higher risk of overweight/obesity and other dangerous and debilitating diseases. With more …

Zinc-deficient diet and poor bioavailability are leading to Zn deficiency a major form of
hidden hunger affecting millions across the globe with significant economic and health …

ObjectiveTo document the double burden of malnutrition and cardiometabolic risk factors
(CMRF) in adults and its occurrence according to different sociodemographic parameters …

The aim of this study was to identify nutritional factors and households characteristics
associated with child stunting, maternal overweight and the familial coexistence of both …

The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) at the household level has been defined as the
coexistence of underweight children and overweight mothers within the same household …

This book's main hypothesis is that Egypt's large food subsidy system has been ineffective in
reducing undernutrition; in fact, it may have contributed to sustaining and even aggravating …

Background: obesity is a major and growing health problem that affects developed, and
developing countries. It has many health, financial, and social consequences. Therefore …