Chronic Disease

Findings from N.C. Khan and co-authors broaden understanding of chronic disease

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 2nd, 2008

"In addition to the burden of undernutrition, many recent studies in Vietnam demonstrate that overweight/obesity and a number of nutritionally-related chronic diseases (NRCD) (hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases) are on the rise at an alarming rate," scientists in Hanoi, Vietnam report.

"This could be the result of dietary and life style changes. The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) - a typical phenomenon during nutrition transition in developing countries, has been clearly reported in our country," wrote N.C. Khan and colleagues.

The researchers concluded: "Controlling nutritional deficiencies and newly emerging nutrition problems to...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2008-06-02)

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