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. 2021 Jan-Feb:64:105-107.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.07.002. Epub 2020 Jul 10.

The global food syndemic: The impact of food insecurity, Malnutrition and obesity on the healthspan amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Martha I Huizar  1 , Ross Arena  1 , Deepika R Laddu  2
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The global food syndemic: The impact of food insecurity, Malnutrition and obesity on the healthspan amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Martha I Huizar et al. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 Jan-Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Body mass index; Caloric intake; Diet; Healthy lifestyle; Prevention.

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The cascading syndemic interplay of food insecurity, malnutrition and obesity on disease vulnerability underlining the “global food syndemic”.
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