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A global nutritional index.

Joshua I Rosenbloom1, Dorit Nitzan Kaluski, Elliot M Berry

  • 1Department of Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Braun School of Public Health, WHO Collaborating Center in Capacity Building in Public Health, Jerusalem, Israel.

Food and Nutrition Bulletin
|February 21, 2009
PubMed
Summary
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A new Global Nutrition Index (GNI) was developed to assess national nutrition levels, revealing variations and a "double burden" of malnutrition. This index, the Global Nutrition Index Worldwide (GNIg), offers insights beyond development metrics.

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Area of Science:

  • Nutrition Science
  • Public Health
  • Global Health Policy

Background:

  • A standardized Global Nutrition Index (GNI) is needed to guide national nutrition policies.
  • Existing metrics do not fully capture a country's nutritional status.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a Global Nutrition Index (GNI) modeled on the Human Development Index (HDI).
  • To assess nutritional status using indicators of deficits, excess, and food security.
  • To calculate and compare the GNI across different country income groups and globally.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a GNI using three nutritional indicators: deficits, excess, and food security.
  • Calculated the GNI for 192 countries, categorized into developed, transition, low-mortality developing, and high-mortality developing groups.
  • Computed the Global Nutrition Index Worldwide (GNIg) for global comparison.

Main Results:

  • Rankings varied significantly across country groups, with Japan leading developed nations and Sierra Leone ranking last globally.
  • Identified a "double burden" of malnutrition (coexisting deficits and excesses) in several countries.
  • Found an intermediate correlation (0.74) between GNIg and HDI, indicating nutrition and development are not perfectly aligned.

Conclusions:

  • The GNI and GNIg provide a crucial measure of national nutrition.
  • These indices should complement the HDI for a comprehensive assessment of national well-being.
  • Improved nutrition is fundamental to national health and productivity.