Policy implementation and recommendations to address the double burden of malnutrition in South Africa: expert assessment using the expanded Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI)

Policy implementation and recommendations to address the double burden of malnutrition in South Africa: expert assessment using the expanded Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI)

Abstract Background South Africa faces a double burden of malnutrition (DBM), the coexistence and interaction of multiple forms of malnutrition (undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight/obesity) within individuals and households and across the life course. A healthy food environmen...

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Main Authors: Nicole Holliday, Peter Delobelle, Carmen Klinger, Zandile June-Rose Mchiza, Olufunke Alaba, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Peter von Philipsborn, Karin Geffert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Food-EPI
Food environments
South Africa
Double burden of malnutrition
Policy recommendations
Public health policies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04191-y
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