Has the double burden of malnutrition reached pupils in rural western Kenya?
Rie TakeuchiDoris W NjomoSammy M NjengaSachi TomokawaAlex MutuaHaruki KazamaBarnett WalemaTakeshi AkiyamaTakashi AsakuraYasuhiko KamiyaJun KobayashiPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2021)
The double burden of malnutrition was not found, and undernutrition was still common among schoolchildren in the study area. However, it is important to monitor nutritional status due to adverse effects of rapid urbanization. Height and weight measurements in schools may be useful for monitoring the nutritional status of schoolchildren.