UNIB20014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Copenhagen Consensus, Diarrhea, Childhood Obesity

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TRENDS&IN&MALNUTRITION&
- 25%'of'children'under'5'years'have'stunted'growth.'
- 7.5%'children'under'5'are'wasted'and'are'at'a'markedly'increased'risk'of'death''
- Childhood'obesity'is'on'the'rise'and'an'estimated'6%'children'under'five'years'are'overweight.'
- 15%'of'infants'have'low'birth'weight'-'increasing'likelihood'of'inter-generation'malnutrition.''
- TOTAL'POPULATION:'Nearly'half'of'the'world'population'is'affected'by'micronutrient'
deficiency'–'main'ones'are'iron,'iodine,'vitamin'a'and'zinc.''
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- Malnutrition*is*the*underlying*cause*of*more*than*2.6*million*child*deaths*each*year**
- 45%*of*total*deaths*in*children*under*five*are*due*to*under-nutritional*disorders.**
It'is'the'interaction'between'undernutrition'and'infection'–'not'malnutrition'itself'which'
causes'death.'–'bear'in'mind'malnutrition'is'not'the'exact'cause'rather'the'underlying.'
A'child'who'is'severely'underweight'is'almost'10x'more'likely'to'die'of'diarrhoea'than'a'child'
who'is'not,'and'for'a'stunted'child'the'risk'of'death'is'5x'times'higher''
Infants'not'breastfed'11x'more'likely'to'die'from'diarrhoea'than'children'who'are'
exclusively'breastfed.''
- HIV'outbreaks'in'earlier'crises'attributed'to'transmission'from'breastmilk'lead'to'increase'use'
of'formula'rather'than'breastmilk'–'poor'water'quality'used'led'to'more'deaths'than'HIV'itself'
Mortality*is*14*times*higher*for*infants*not*breastfeeding*than*for*exclusively*breastfed*
children.*
IMPACT&OF&UNDER&NUTRITION&
- Impacts'education'–'stunting'associated'with'reduced'performance'equivalent'to'2-3'years'of'
schooling'–'cog'abilities.'–'affects'productivity'and'thus'reduced'income'capacity'(20-45%).'–'
ultimately'reduces'GDP'by'3%.'
- Increased'risk'of'non-communicable'diseases'in'adult'life.''
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