Exploring the noncommunicable diseases that are fueled by malnutrition and how they can be addressed https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/noncommunicable-diseases/rss en Noncommunicable Diseases Overweight and Obesity Tue, 29 May 2018 14:10:00 +0000 Prisca Aroko https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/05/29/a-new-test-for-kenyas-students-learning-to-eat-healthier https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/05/29/a-new-test-for-kenyas-students-learning-to-eat-healthier Faced with rising rates of non-communicable diseases, Kenyan activists have turned to educating young people on how to eat healthier. Now the government is taking a lesson from those efforts. Noncommunicable Diseases Overweight and Obesity Stunting Wed, 23 May 2018 12:50:00 +0000 Andrew Green https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/05/23/adolescent-malnutrition-finally-receives-some-attention https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/05/23/adolescent-malnutrition-finally-receives-some-attention There is a growing recognition among policymakers that ignoring adolescent malnutrition undermines child nutrition efforts and sets young people up for less success or more complications later in life. Noncommunicable Diseases Overweight and Obesity Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:30:00 +0000 Zoe Tabary https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/04/12/in-mauritania-force-feeding-leaves-young-girls-with-long-term-problems https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/04/12/in-mauritania-force-feeding-leaves-young-girls-with-long-term-problems Heavier girls are deemed more beautiful and likelier to find a good husband in the West African country. Noncommunicable Diseases Overweight and Obesity Fri, 26 Jan 2018 13:10:00 +0000 Andrew Green, Sophie Cousins https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/01/26/taxing-the-world-out-of-obesity https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/01/26/taxing-the-world-out-of-obesity Taxes on sugary beverages have become a popular approach for countries looking to reduce overweight and obesity. But it is a problem that will require more than one solution.