Event Description
In Latin America’s middle-income countries, the prevalence of stunting due to undernutrition remains high at the same time that childhood obesity is on the rise. Policymakers should consider both to ensure that interventions designed to prevent stunting do not contribute to excess weight gain.
Speakers
Lia C. H. Fernald is an associate professor of Community Health and Human Development in the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley.
Moderator: Beatriz Manz is a professor of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley.
More Information
Read "Starving, Stunted... Obese?" Robert Stahl's article on Lia C. H. Fernhald's study for the Berkeley Review