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
Got a picky eater? How 'nature and nurture' may be influencing eating behavior in young children (news)
Got a picky eater? How 'nature and nurture' may be influencing eating behavior in young children

Got a picky eater? How 'nature and nurture' may be influencing eating behavior in young children

Societal Costs of Micronutrient Deficiencies in 6- to 59-month-old Children in Pakistan Food and Nutrition Bulletin (news)
Societal Costs of Micronutrient Deficiencies in 6- to 59-month-old Children in Pakistan Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Societal Costs of Micronutrient Deficiencies in 6- to 59-month-old Children in Pakistan Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Life-saving fruit and vegetable diet need only be three portions (news)
Life-saving fruit and vegetable diet need only be three portions

Life-saving fruit and vegetable diet need only be three portions

Hidden Hunger (publications)
Hidden Hunger

Hidden Hunger

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Tracking Malnutrition: Practical Observations from the Front Lines Part 2 (videos)
Tracking Malnutrition: Practical Observations from the Front Lines Part 2

Tracking Malnutrition: Practical Observations from the Front Lines Part 2

Terese Scollard
The double burden of childhood malnutrition (news)
The double burden of childhood malnutrition

The double burden of childhood malnutrition

Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development (videos)
Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development

Interview with Ken Ong: Healthy Growth and Development

Rise in obese pregnant women takes its toll on both mother and child (news)
Rise in obese pregnant women takes its toll on both mother and child

Rise in obese pregnant women takes its toll on both mother and child