Undernutrition
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Background: Malnutrition especially undernutrition is a major health problem affecting the development of the children in many developing countries of the world. It continues to be the principal cause of ill-health and premature mortality... more
Este documento presenta un analisis del hambre estacional en Guatemala, que se manifiesta por una variacion regular y marcadamente estacional de la desnutricion aguda infantil, alcanzando picos todos los anhos entre los meses de mayo y... more
A cross-sectional study investigated age and sex variations in chronic energy deficiency (CED) among 114 individuals (2-80 years) of Gond population of Binouri village, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The sample was selected randomly to study CED... more
Este documento tiene como objetivo analizar el Pacto Hambre Cero de Guatemala a la luz de las experiencias latinoamericanas, para asi proponer opciones para mejorar el disenho y la ejecucion del Pacto. Se incluye un análisis... more
AbstrAct: Being a developing nation, rural India is still facing a serious health problem in form of undernutrition particularly among young children. To optimize this problem, the Central Government has been operating a nationwide... more
AbstrAct: The prevalence of stunting (low height-forage) is a key indicator of long-term chronic under-nutrition which reflects an anthropometric failure to reach linear growth potentials due to prolonged food deprivation and/or disease... more
Call for paper: "World food trends and the future of food" - Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca e Università degli Studi di Milano (September 23 and 24, 2015)
Abstract Background: Undernutrition, particularly Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED), among tribal males is a major health problem in India. In the recent years, prevalence of Hypertension (HT) is increasing among them. Our cross sectional... more
Nutritional status is an important index of economic growth and development. The status of nutrition of a given population has positively or negatively influenced nation’s economic growth. Our study was designed to find out the... more
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of undernutrition among Bengalee children of Purba Medinipur. Stunting, wasting and underweight were used to assess the prevalence of under-nutrition among children. However,... more
Depuis la crise alimentaire de 2005 au Niger s'est rapidement déployé, dans l'ensemble du Sahel, autour de la problématique de la malnutrition, un dispositif d'aide médicale humanitaire sans précédent par ses volumes et son inscription... more
Resumen: Se presenta evidencia que asocia la perturbación de sistemas agrícolas de subsistencia con la presencia de desnutrición infantil y sobrepeso-obesidad en adultos de zonas rurales de la península de Yucatán. Se comparan la talla... more
Objective: To explore the possibility for a statistically appropriate value of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) to identify the state of severe undernutrition, based on very low BMI, among adult Indian slum dwellers. Design:... more
Undernourishment is characterized by a decrease of the metabolic rate as a result of lack of nutrients important to life. Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) can be an alternative to reverse undernourishment. The aim of this study was to... more
The human population expected to reach 10 billion by 2100, the probability of conflict aggravated by scarceness over the XXI century is growing. Conflict is likely to be driven by a number of factors: changing climate, urbanization,... more
Maternal and perinatal undernutrition affects the lung development of litters and it may produce long-lasting alterations in respiratory health. This can be demonstrated using animal models and epidemiological studies. During pregnancy,... more
Executive Summary Background. Numerous studies have shown that mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) correlates well with body mass index (BMI) in adult populations. However, globally applicable MUAC cutoffs have not been established to... more
Background. Undernutrition among adult tribal women is a major health problem in India. Objectives. To compare the utility of two different anthropometric indicators of chronic energy deficiency (CED) among tribal Kora Mudi women and to... more
Background: Anthropometry is an inexpensive and non-invasive method of growth and nutritional assessment. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of undernutrition among school-going children belonging to urban and rural... more
Strong leadership has been highlighted as a common element of success within countries that have made rapid progress in tackling child and maternal undernutrition. Yet little is known of what contributes to nutrition leaders’ success or... more
ABSTRACT: Dear Honorable Secretary-General We are writing as an international and inter-sectoral civil society coalition, representing hundreds of organizations and networks, to present our recommendations to be acted upon at the UN... more
This Topic Guide has been compiled to provide an overview of undernutrition in the context of development. It covers the nature, scale and complex range of causes of undernutrition and summarises the evidence for what works to address the... more
The objective of this study was to assess undernutrition prevalence among children under-two years in Indonesia and its related factors. This ecological study was conducted to 437 districts using data extracted from nationally... more
Malnutrition is a major concern in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), but the full extent of nutritional deficiencies remains unknown largely due to lack of accurate assessment methods. This study seeks to develop and validate an... more
To explore the possibility for a statistically appropriate value of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) to identify the state of severe undernutrition, based on very low BMI, among adult Indian slum dwellers. Cross-sectional study on... more
Objective: To assess the prevalence of thinness among 3.0-5.5 years old preschool children of integrated child development services (ICDS) scheme of Sagar Block, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. Methods: This cross-sectional study... more
Abstract: The objective of this study was to examine child, mother, and environmental factors associated with undernutrition in children less than five years old in a Maya community in Yucatan, Mexico. This investigation was designed as a... more
Background: Ascaris lumbricoides infections are one of the commonnest intestinal nematode infections in the world, with a profound negative effect on nutritional status among underprivileged populations. In Sri Lanka, Ascaris infections... more
(also in French as Avons-nous aujourd'hui des solutions veritables au probleme de la malnutrition des jeunes enfants?)