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The Silent Double Burden: How Economic Hardship Is Worsening Malnutrition and Overnutrition in Iran
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Abstract: (88 Views) |
The editorial written by Shima Sadat Aghahosseini (NFHD 2025; 12(4):1-1) hints to a serious health problem affecting many, if not all, developing countries including Iran. The paradox of malnutrition, where undernutrition and overnutrition coexist within the same population, has emerged as one of the most formidable public health challenges of our time. Nowhere is this dual crisis more starkly evident than in developing countries, where a confluence of rapid nutrition transition, persistent economic sanctions, and chronic inflation is deepening the double burden of malnutrition (DBM). For decades, Iran’s nutritional landscape has been characterized by this peculiar duality. On one hand, stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) persist, particularly among children in vulnerable households (1), on the other, overweight and obesity have risen sharply across all age groups (2). The DBM is defined as the simultaneous presence of undernutrition including stunting, wasting, MNDs and overnutrition including overweight, obesity, or diet‑related non‑communicable diseases (NCDs) (3).
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Article type: Editorial |
Subject:
Nutrition
Received: 2026/06/10 | Accepted: 2025/12/1 | Published: 2025/12/1
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