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Normal weight and overweight staus of non‐pregnant<br />

adult<br />

mothers by area of<br />

residence (CMNS‐2005)<br />

52.1<br />

51.1<br />

47<br />

32<br />

23.5<br />

16.7<br />

12.7<br />

13.3<br />

10.6<br />

8.5<br />

2.1<br />

3.4<br />

Rural %<br />

Normal (18.5 to 22.9)<br />

Overweight High Risk (>27.5)<br />

Urban %<br />

National %<br />

Overweight Increased Risk (23 to 27.4)<br />

Overweight Total (≥23)<br />

Trends in Nutritional Status of Ever‐married Women<br />

2004 and 2007 BDHS<br />

BDHS 2004<br />

BDHS 2007<br />

34%<br />

30%<br />

16%<br />

15%<br />

Height less than 145 cm<br />

BMI less than 18.5<br />

Bangladesh <strong>Health</strong> and Demographic Survey 2007 (BDHS 2007) also indicate improvement<br />

in women's nutritional status as measured by<br />

BMI.<br />

Institute of Public <strong>Health</strong> Nutrition<br />

Institute of Public <strong>Health</strong> Nutrition (IPHN) is the focal institution for carrying out nutrition-<br />

related activities for Directorate General of<br />

<strong>Health</strong> Services. The institute is implementing<br />

number of activities intended for the improvement of the nutritional status of the people<br />

particularly of the mothers and

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