Avances en la comprensión de la transición nutricional colombiana

Objective: to describe the presence and characteristics related to the Colombian nutrition transition by analyzing anthropometric and sociodemographic data. Methods: the nutritional condition of women in childbearing age and of children under 5 years was estimated based on information from the Colombian 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 Demographic Health Surveys. Association between the nutritional condition of the two subgroups with sociodemographic characteristics and potential markers of sedentary physical activity was evaluated. Results and Conclusions: different expressions of the nutritional transition in Colombia were observed: Higher prevalence of overweight and obesity in both population subgroups as compared to undernutrition, an increasing and accelerated prevalence of obesity of women in childbearing age, association of the nutritional condition with potential markers of sedentary physical activity in households and nutritional condition related to some sociodemographic variables.