povertynutrition
Povertynutrition refers to the link between poverty and nutritional status. It encompasses the ways in which low income, food insecurity and limited access to diverse, nutritious foods contribute to malnutrition and related health risks. While it often refers to undernutrition in low-income settings, it also recognises how poverty can interact with obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases when affordable foods are energy-dense but nutrient-poor.
Drivers include household income constraints, volatile food prices, insufficient social protection, poor sanitation and health services,
Outcomes include child stunting, wasting, low birth weight, anemia and micronutrient deficiencies, as well as impaired
Policy and programmatic responses aim to break the link between poverty and poor nutrition. They include cash
Povertynutrition is studied in global health, development economics, and public policy. Challenges include data gaps, measuring