1. A lower-middle-income country may be afflicted with both high rates of childhood undernutrition and a rising epidemic of obesity among its lower socioeconomic groups while undergoing a nutrition transition. Discuss the challenges that this situation poses for the country's government in developing food and nutrition policies as well as national dietary guidelines for healthy eating.

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Jair Larson

28 January, 13:35

1. A lower-middle-income country may be afflicted with both high rates of childhood undernutrition and a rising epidemic of obesity among its lower socioeconomic groups while undergoing a nutrition transition. Discuss the challenges that this situation poses for the country's government in developing food and nutrition policies as well as national dietary guidelines for healthy eating.

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Aisha Vazquez · Answer 1

For the some countries this reality exist because of the urbanization, the suddenly change created negative effects in dietary and in physical activities. When people moved from rural areas they start to have man different habits, including with a lot of alcohol.

What people eat is determined by the price, change the price can affect the choice of what to eat. But a good way to control what child eat is talk and teach at school about healthy choices of food.