Malnutrition during childhood damages the brain’s development and the body’s ability to fight illness and digest food. For ...

Learn about malnutrition, its causes, health impacts and prevention through this engaging quiz, focusing on undernutrition ...

Malnutrition is a condition that develops when a person's dietary intake does not contain the right amount of nutrients for healthy functioning, or when a person cannot correctly absorb nutrients ...

Malnutrition, in all its forms, is a global issue for every country in the world. According to recent international reports, in 2019 one out of three adults in the world were obese or overweight ; 22% ...

The flaccid legs, sunken eyes, and bulging belly are a testimony that he is battling severe malnutrition, a health condition that affects millions of children in Uganda, a country that is ...

Ethiopians queuing to receive food aid at a camp in Gode last year The number of pregnant women and girls who are suffering from malnutrition has soared by 25% in the last two years, the UN ...

Malnutrition in children has risen across India in recent years, sharply reversing hard-won gains, according to the latest government data. BBC Gujarati's Roxy Gagdekar finds out why. Nanda Bariya ...

In a review of studies, researchers identified the need for malnutrition screening and recommended 6 validated tools for nutritional assessment in the outpatient setting.

These conditions, the most acute forms of malnutrition, mean children don’t grow mentally or physically to their full potential. The health and economic impacts are catastrophic. A child who has ...

He said people in northern Nigeria have been through a lot with overwhelming levels of malnutrition, frequent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, and lack of medical facilities and medical ...

Malnutrition in South Africa is an ongoing challenge that directly undermines human potential and social progress. While the South African Constitution guarantees everyone’s right in South ...

A brief explanation of the importance of primary health care is followed by a detailed description of the symptoms and treatment for malnutrition, in particular kwashiorkor, which is caused by ...