Hi Anonymous,

These conditions are not classified as malnutrition but rather as risk factors. The WHO fact sheet states: "Unhealthy diets and poor nutrition are among the top risk factors for these diseases globally"

Hi Paul,

Thank you for your post.

According to the information provided in the WHO webpage, "The term malnutrition addresses 3 broad groups of conditions" and one of them is "overweight, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers)"

Please see the link for detials. Maybe I am missing something here?

Thank you.

Buenas tardes.

Excelente discusión. Malnutrición implica alteración nutricional tanto por exceso (sobrepeso y obesidad), como por déficit (desnutrición: aguda, crónica y déficit de micronutrientes). La primera se relaciona con Enfermedades No Transmisibles - ENT).

El tema es sumamente interesante ya que, en nuestras comunidades se está viviendo la Triple Carga de la Desnutrición, situación que se agrava por la presencia las ETN, las cuales disminuyen la expectativa y la calidad de vida de la población.

Hi Anonymous.

You quote: 

"Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight, obesity, and resulting diet-related noncommunicable diseases"

A later paragraph reads:

Diet-related noncommunicable diseases

"Diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) include cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke, and often linked with high blood pressure), certain cancers, and diabetes. Unhealthy diets and poor nutrition are among the top risk factors for these diseases globally."

If i was being pedantic I would say this is not clearly written, but i still wouldnt interpret this as cardiovacular disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes reclassified as being malnutrition. The rest of the page talks about undernutrition and obesity. 

If there is any nuance to be found it is in how dieases are coded under the International Disead Classification (e.g. ICD-10). Under "IV Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases" you will find E12 "malnutrition related diabetes" and its sub-classes. Cardiovascular and cerebral diseases are classified elsewhere. However when describing the clinical condition it is possible to link to other causes. See the ICD 10 instruction manual page 115-119 for example. The conditions may be linked but this does not reclassify them.

I hope this helps,

Paul

Hi Anonymous.

reposting an edited version for misspelling and a missed sentence: 

You quote: 

"Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight, obesity, and resulting diet-related noncommunicable diseases"

A later paragraph reads:

Diet-related noncommunicable diseases

"Diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) include cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke, and often linked with high blood pressure), certain cancers, and diabetes. Unhealthy diets and poor nutrition are among the top risk factors for these diseases globally."

If i was being pedantic I would say this is not clearly written, but i still wouldnt interpret this as cardiovacular disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes reclassified as being malnutrition. The rest of the page talks about undernutrition and obesity. 

If there is any nuance to be found it is in how dieases are coded under the International Disease Classification (e.g. ICD-10). Under "IV Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases", "Malnutrition" is coded under E40-46. You will also find E12 "malnutrition related diabetes" and its sub-classes, although this is not malnutrition per se.

Cardiovascular and cerebral diseases are classified elsewhere. However when describing the clinical condition it is possible to link to other causes. See the ICD 10 instruction manual page 115-119 for example. The conditions may be linked but this does not reclassify them.

I hope this helps,