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DocumentOther documentFAO - Nutrition country profiles: Fiji 2003 2003
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No results found.Fiji, in transition towards increasing industrialisation, is facing nutritional problems associated with both undernutrition and overnutrition. Lack of access to food due to economical shortages is one of the major causes of malnutrition in the country. One quarter of the population is living below the poverty line. The problem of overnutrition on the other hand may be associated with the change in the consumption patterns towards a diet high in energy but low in fibre, vitamins and minerals and a sedentary lifestyle. Fiji relies heavily on food imports, which account for more than half of the national dietary energy supply (FAOSTAT, 2002). -
DocumentOther documentFAO - Nutrition country profiles: Papua New Guinea 2003 2003
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No results found.According to surveys over the last 15 years, the nutritional status of children under five years in Papua New Guinea has not improved (Smith, 1992; Gibson and Rozelle, 1998). In rural areas there is a high prevalence of underweight, a very high prevalence of stunting and a medium prevalence of wasting in children under five years (Table 4a-1) (Monsef, 1998). The prevalence of underweight and wasting was highest among infants at one year, while stunting affected more than half of the children at four years. A sub-national survey carried out among children under five years reported a lower prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting in urban areas. Children under five years living in the Highlands have a greater risk of stunting than their coastal counterparts. However, children living in the coastal regions are more likely to be wasted (Table 4a-2) (Gibson and Rozelle, 1998). -
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No results found.Vanuatu is situated in the south west Pacific Ocean. While the rural population follows a predominantly subsistence lifestyle, the urban population has adopted a more westernised lifestyle. Vanuatu’s traditional staple foods are root crops, such as yam and taro, although starchy fruits such as plantain and breadfruit are also seasonally important. The consumption of traditional foods was highest in the rural and lowest in the urban areas. Consumption of imports such as rice, fat/oils, canned and fresh meat/fish, milk and bread was highest in the urban and lowest in the rural areas. The rise in non-communicable diseases has been attributed, in part, to this transition away from traditional foods in favour of imported ones. This also has an impact on agricultural production, food security and self-sufficiency in food production (Carlot-Tary et al., 2000).
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