adult obesity

Malnourished women, malnourished nation

Address the double-edged sword of undernutrition and obesity.

Obesity ticks upward in US: government data

The rate of obesity in the United States has reached a new high, at 39.6 percent of adults, according to US government data.

Little progress in nutrition status

Bangladesh has made good progress in two of the eight nutrition indicators -- stunting and child overweight -- but is slipping back in exclusive breast feeding while doing badly in the rest five indicators, according to this year's Global Nutrition Report (GNR).