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Double Burden of Malnutrition and Parasitic Infections in the Low-Middle Income Countries: An Emerging Triple Burden of Malnutrition in South Asia.
ABSTRACT
The lifestyle pattern has changed drastically in recent decades. There is a huge change from few decades ago to the present day. This review study is done to know the change of lifestyle pattern manifested in the form of malnutrition and obesity/overweight (Double Burden of Malnutrition, DBM) and its link with the parasitic infection, both culminating into a Triple Burden of Malnutrition in the Low-Middle Income Countries (LMICs). DBM, a challenging issue, in today’s context is one of the major problem in south Asia. This review aims at showing the real picture of today’s scenario of DBM accompanied with high prevalence of parasitic infections. Data used in this review are taken from the research articles through google search engine, different journals, websites, national surveys and other sources. References to the original source are strictly given to be safe from plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Gender differences in the prevalence of Overweight and Obesity (OWOB) and underweight is not considerable in this review but rural-urban differences is notable in this review, urban areas based people with higher prevalence of OWOB and rural areas people with higher prevalence of underweight. This study finds no significant difference in parasitic infections among OWOB and underweight population. Entamoeba coli and adenovirus -36 infection may contribute to fat deposition but still further studies required. This review study finds that DBM along with parasitic infections result into a Triple Burden of Malnutrition which is currently a disastrous condition for low-middle income countries. Simple concept of search, compile, analyze and interpret is used in this study. This can be a limitation in this study. The findings of this review cannot be neglected as it is very important in present context for low-middle income countries in south Asia.
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