1. Nutrition and Global Health
Chapter 8
Nutrition and Global Health

2. Table 8.0.T01: Selected Links Between Nutrition and the Health of Mothers and Children
Data from Black RE, Victora CG, Walker SP, et al. Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet. August 3, 2013;382(9890):427–451.

3. Table 8.0.T02: Key Links Between Nutrition and the MDGs
Data from United Nations. Millennium Development Goals. Available at:  Accessed June 6, 2015; and Black RE, Victora CG, Walker SP, et al. Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet. August 3, 2013;382(9890):427–451.

4. Table 8.0.T03: Key Terms and Definitions
Data from The World Bank. Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development. Washington DC: The World Bank; 2006: xvii.

5. Figure 8.0.F01: Determinants of Nutritional Status: The UNICEF Framework
Data from UNICEF State of the World’s Children, 1998, Figure 5. Available at: Accessed January 17, 2007.

6. Figure 8.0.F02: Model Growth Chart
Reprinted from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Birth to 36 months: Boys: Length-for-Age and Weight-for-Age Percentiles. Available at: /cj41l017.pdf. Accessed July, 16, 2015.

7. Table 8.0.T04: Key Nutritional Needs, Sources, and Selected Functions
Data from The Journal of Nutrition. Nutrient Information. Available at: Accessed February 8, 2007.

8. Figure 8.0.F03: Prevalence of Low Birthweight, by UNICEF Region, 2007–2011
Note: CEE/CIS stands for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States; No data available for the region Middle East & North Africa. Data from UNICEF. Improving Child Nutrition: the achievable imperative for global progress /NutritionReport_April2013_Final_29.pdf. Accessed May 6, 2015.

9. Figure 8.0.F04: Prevalence of Underweight in Children Under 5 Years of Age, by WHO Region, 2011
Data from UNICEF, WHO, and The World Bank. Levels & Trends in Child Malnutrition: Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Accessed May 10, /nutgrowthdb/jme_unicef_who_wb.pdf.

10. Table 8.0.T05: Selected Micronutrient Deficiencies, by UN Region

11. Figure 8.0.F05: Prevalence of Wasting in Children Under 5 Years of Age, by WHO Region, 2011
Data from UNICEF, WHO, and The World Bank. Levels & Trends in Child Malnutrition: Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Accessed May 10, /nutgrowthdb/jme_unicef_who_wb.pdf.

12. Figure 8.0.F06: Prevalence of Stunting in Children Under 5 Years of Age, by WHO Region, 2011
Data from UNICEF, WHO, and The World Bank. Levels & Trends in Child Malnutrition: Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Accessed May 10, /nutgrowthdb/jme_unicef_who_wb.pdf.

13. Figure 8.0.F07: Prevalence of Obesity in Adults, 2010 and 2014, by WHO Region
Note: Obesity: BMI ≥ 30; Age-standardized estimates  Data from WHO. Global Health Observatory Data Repository: Obesity (bodymassindex>=30) (age-standardized estimate) Data by WHO Region. .main.2480A?lang=en. Accessed May 6, 2015.

14. Figure 8.0.F08: Prevalence of Obesity in Adults, by Sex and WHO Region, 2014
Note: Obesity: BMI ≥ 30; Age-standardized estimates Data from WHO. Global Health Observatory Data Repository: Obesity (bodymassindex>=30) (age-standardized estimate) Data by WHO Region. .main.2480A?lang=en. Accessed May 8, 2015.

15. Figure 8.0.F09: Prevalence of Overweight, Including Obesity, in Children Under 5 Years of Age, by WHO Region, 1990 and 2011
Data from UNICEF, WHO, and The World Bank. Levels & Trends in Child Malnutrition: Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Accessed May 10, _unicef_who_wb.pdf

16. Table 8.0.T06: Cost-Effectiveness and Benefit: Cost Ratios of Selected Nutrition Interventions
Data from Horton S. Economics of nutritional interventions. In: Semba RD, Bloem M, eds. Nutrition and Health in a Developing World, third edition. Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press; Forthcoming.