Term:
Double burden of malnutrition
Definition:
The double burden of malnutrition refers to the dual burden of under- and overnutrition occurring simultaneously within a population.
Domain:
Agriculture
Source:
The double burden of malnutrition, FAO Food and Nutrition Paper No. 84, 2006 (http://www.fao.org/3/a0442e/a0442e00.pdf).
