Facing a double burden of disease
•Many low- and middle-income countries are now facing a "double burden" of disease.
• While they continue to deal with the problems of infectious disease and under-nutrition, they are experiencing a rapid upsurge in noncommunicable disease risk factors such as obesity and overweight, particularly in urban settings.
•It is not uncommon to find under-nutrition and obesity existing side- by-side within the same country, the same community and the same household.