Some people are saying that a stunted child may become Obese during his/her life span. Is this scientifically proved?
Hi,
There is plenty of literature linking stunting to obesity on many ways from the co-existence of prevalence, metabolic pathways, common risk factors, etc.
I am not up-to-date with the literature, but from memory, Ana Lydia Sawaya in Brazil has been working on this matter extensively. I would suggest anyone interested in this topic to start by reading her work.
I hope the above is useful.
Carlos Grijalva-Eternod
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6 years ago