3rd International Conference on Nutrition, Food Science and Technology

Malnutrition is a universal issue that is holding the development of humans with unacceptable  consequences. Yet the opportunity to end malnutrition has never been greater in the world. The UN A decade of Action on Nutrition 2016–2025 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide global and national motivates to address malnutrition and accelerate progress. Children under five years of age face multiple burdens: 150.8 million are stunted, 50.5 million are wasted and 38.3 million are overweight. Meanwhile, 20 million babies are born of low birth weight each year. Overweight and obesity among adults are being increased and are at record levels with 38.9% of adults overweight or obese, stretching from Africa to North America, and increasing among adolescents. Even doctors and government are providing guidelines the rate of malnutrition is keeping on increasing in the world. Women have a higher burden than men when it comes to certain forms of malnutrition: