Epidemiology of malnutrition
Overview of global nutritional deficiencies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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There were 795 million undernourished people in the world in 2014, a decrease of 216 million since 1990,[2] despite the fact that the world already produces enough food to feed everyone—7 billion people—and could feed more than that—12 billion people.[3]
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Reducing malnutrition is key part of Sustainable Development Goal 2, "Zero hunger", with a malnutrition target alongside reducing under nutrition and stunted child growth.[4] Because of the Sustainable Development Goals, various UN agencies are responsible for measuring and coordinating action to reduce malnutrtion. According to the World Food Programme, 135 million suffer from acute hunger,[5] largely due to manmade conflicts, climate changes, and economic downturns. COVID-19 could double the number of people at risk of suffering acute hunger by the end of 2020.[5]