ABSTRACT

About half of children age under five worldwide who are classified as undernourished (84 million out of 151 million) or overweight or obese (17.5 million out of 38 million) live in Asia. Tackling malnutrition in Asia is however fairly complex since the nutritional transition, a consequence of rapid economic development and globalisation, made many Asian nations undergo the simultaneous burdens of under- and over-nutrition. The dual burden of malnutrition is characterised by a concurrence of undernutrition along with overweight and obesity within the same individual, household, community, region and/or country. Providing that household food security is closely linked to malnutrition, this raises questions about the implications of climate change on the dual burden of malnutrition. That climate change affects food availability, access, utilisation and stability is evident. Accordingly, households facing food insecurity due to climatic shocks may allocate food differentially. Adult members may receive low-cost high-calorie food inducing obesity, whilst children receive nutrient-poor foods leading to undernutrition. Little is known about the climate impacts on the double burden of malnutrition and how this affects population subgroups differentially. This Editorial discusses the potential impacts of climate change on the double burden of malnutrition and concludes with the recommendation of strategies to tackle the issue.

摘要

在世界范围内，营养不良（1.51亿人中的8400万）或超重或肥胖（3800万人中的1750万）的五岁以下儿童中约有一半生活在亚洲。然而，解决营养不良问题在亚洲相当复杂，因为营养转变是经济快速发展和全球化的结果，这使许多亚洲国家同时遭受营养不足和营养过剩的负担。营养不良的双重负担的特征是在同一个人，家庭，社区，地区和/或国家内同时存在营养不足以及超重和肥胖。如果家庭粮食安全与营养不良密切相关，这就会引起人们对气候变化对营养不良双重负担的影响的质疑。气候变化会影响粮食的供应，获取，利用率和稳定性是显而易见的。因此，由于气候冲击而面临粮食不安全的家庭可能会分配不同的食物。成年成员可能会获得低成本的高热量食物，从而诱发肥胖，而孩子则可能会获得营养不足的食物，从而导致营养不良。关于气候对营养不良的双重负担的影响以及这如何以不同的方式影响人口分组知之甚少。这篇社论讨论了气候变化对营养不良的双重负担的潜在影响，并以解决该问题的战略建议为结尾。儿童则接受营养不良的食物，导致营养不足。关于气候对营养不良的双重负担的影响以及这如何以不同的方式影响人口分组知之甚少。这篇社论讨论了气候变化对营养不良的双重负担的潜在影响，并以解决该问题的战略建议为结尾。儿童则接受营养不良的食物，导致营养不足。关于气候对营养不良的双重负担的影响以及这如何以不同的方式影响人口分组知之甚少。这篇社论讨论了气候变化对营养不良的双重负担的潜在影响，并以解决该问题的战略建议为结尾。