Differences in Body Build in Children of Different Ethnic Groups and their Impact on the Prevalence of Stunting, Thinness, Overweight, and Obesity

Poh BK 1 , Wong JE 2 , Norimah AK 2 , Deurenberg P 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia pbkoon@ukm.edu.my
  • 2 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Lighthouse Training and Consultancy, Langkawi, Malaysia
Food Nutr Bull, 2016 Mar;37(1):3-13.
PMID: 26769039 DOI: 10.1177/0379572115626025

Abstract

The prevalence of stunting, thinness, overweight, and obesity among children differs by ethnicity. It is not known whether differences in body build across the ethnic groups influence the interpretation of nutritional parameters.

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