We analyze how the nutrition transition affects child malnutrition in developing countries. It is often assumed that … the nutrition transition affects child weight but not child growth, which could be one reason why child underweight … regressions show that the nutrition transition reduces child underweight, while no consistent effect on child overweight is found …

, saturated fats, added sugars and added salts are being consumed, resulting in 'over-nutrition'. Combined with lower physical … shifts are taking place in the presence of persistent under-nutrition problems, creating a co-existence of under- and over-nutrition …. This article identifies the drivers of these changes, and asks what food policy (including policies directed to production …