Malnutrition

Addressing malnutrition in all its forms represents an integrated agenda focusing on the root causes of malnutrition at all stages of the life course. In this section you will find material on the full range of malnutrition topics including childhood and elderly malnutrition, stunting, wasting, underweight, dysphagia as well as assessment and screening tools like the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA®).

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Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025
Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025

This volume of the Nutrition and Growth Yearbook for 2025 reviews recent research on the relationship between nutrition and child growth, focusing on how diet affects linear growth, weight gain, and body composition in various clinical settings. It features peer-reviewed articles published between July 2023 and June 2024, offering insights into optimal dietary strategies, undernutrition interventions, and preventive measures for promoting healthy growth. The contributors discuss both clinical and foundational research, highlighting the critical role of nutrition in pediatric development. This

Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve
Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve

Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve

Zakari Ali >5 minutes
Digital Agriculture: New frontiers for the food system
Digital Agriculture: New frontiers for the food system

Digital Agriculture: New frontiers for the food system

Esther Van de Voort >5 minutes
Mexico Case Study (videos)
Mexico Case Study

Mexico Case Study

Salvador Villalpando-Carrión
USA Case Study (videos)
USA Case Study

USA Case Study

Regan Bailey
Philippines Case Study (videos)
Philippines Case Study

Philippines Case Study

Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa
Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children (videos)
Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children

Food and Nutrition in Malaysia Children

Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns (videos)
Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns

Breakfast - Shaping Guidelines from Food and Nutrient Patterns

Michael Gibney
The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood (videos)
The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood

The Importance of Dietary Protein at Breakfast in Childhood

Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition (videos)
Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition

Breakfast Skipping and Weight, Breakfast Patterns and Breakfast and Cognition

Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms (videos)
Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms

Breakfast Glycaemic Index and Cognitive Function in School Children: Evidence, Methods and Mechanisms

Sandra Sünram-Lea