A quarter of households in refugee camps in Algeria are currently suffering from the double burden of excess weight and under-nutrition. According to a new study, obesity is an emerging threat to this community, with one in two women of childbearing age being overweight, whilst nutritional deficiencies such as iron-deficiency anemia and stunted growth remain a persistent problem.
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