title: [International nutrition and health].
abstract: Malnutrition is the major underlying determinant of global disease and death. Maternal undernutrition and the premature introduction of complementary foods with low energy-nutrient density lead to low birth weight, impaired growth and intellectual development, and high mortality due to infectious diseases. More than 5 million of the 10 million annual child deaths are due to underlying undernutrition. As a result of rural-urban migration and access to refined sugar and fat, overnutrition and chronic diseases are also becoming an increasing problem among the poor.
authors.affiliation: Københavns Universitet, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Afdeling for Epidemiologi, København K. h.friis@pubhealth.ku.dk
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Friis
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D046688:Child Mortality; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D044343:Overnutrition / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors