As an extra credit assignment,Professor Thompson has his nutrition class study different countries around the world with high malnutrition.For the project,students are asked to research a number of topics such as the number of low-birthweight newborns,prevalence of underweight children,rates of breastfeeding,and access to safe drinking water to learn more about each selected country.The students are then asked to give a brief report of their findings,along with possible strategies for helping the assigned country.Several commonalities are discovered among the students' reports.
-Several students in Professor Thompson's class also discover that as countries undergo nutritional transition,the rate of _____ increases.

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As countries undergo nutritional transition, which is the shift from traditional foods to more processed and energy-dense foods, the rate of obesity increases. This has been observed in many countries across the world, including developing nations.

As an Extra Credit Assignment,Professor Thompson Has His Nutrition Class