Micronutrient deficiencies and the double burden of malnutrition in Vietnamese female adolescents: a national cross-sectional study in 2020Research in context

• Main Authors: Xiaomian Tan (Author), Pui Yee Tan (Author), Somphos Vicheth Som (Author), Son Duy Nguyen (Author), Do Thanh Tran (Author), Nga Thuy Tran (Author), Van Khanh Tran (Author), J. Bernadette Moore (Author), Yun Yun Gong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Vietnam is facing a double burden of malnutrition, with increasing prevalence of overweight coexisting with undernutrition (stunting and/or thinness) and micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs). Although malnutrition during female adolescence leads to poor health outcomes with potenti...