Malnutrition refers to both under-nutrition and over-nutrition. Under-nutrition occurs when calories and protein from diet are insufficient for growth and maintenance, or the body cannot fully use consumed food due to illness. Poor nutrition in childhood can hamper physical and mental development, increasing risks of illness that burden societies economically. Malnutrition among children and mothers negatively impacts national economic growth and health and sustainable development.
Malnutrition refers to both under-nutrition and over-nutrition. Under-nutrition occurs when calories and protein from diet are insufficient for growth and maintenance, or the body cannot fully use consumed food due to illness. Poor nutrition in childhood can hamper physical and mental development, increasing risks of illness that burden societies economically. Malnutrition among children and mothers negatively impacts national economic growth and health and sustainable development.
Malnutrition refers to both under-nutrition and over-nutrition. Under-nutrition occurs when calories and protein from diet are insufficient for growth and maintenance, or the body cannot fully use consumed food due to illness. Poor nutrition in childhood can hamper physical and mental development, increasing risks of illness that burden societies economically. Malnutrition among children and mothers negatively impacts national economic growth and health and sustainable development.
Malnutrition refers to both under-nutrition and over-nutrition. Under-nutrition occurs when calories and protein from diet are insufficient for growth and maintenance, or the body cannot fully use consumed food due to illness. Poor nutrition in childhood can hamper physical and mental development, increasing risks of illness that burden societies economically. Malnutrition among children and mothers negatively impacts national economic growth and health and sustainable development.
Background Theoretically malnutrition is a term that refers to both under-nutrition and over-nutrition. People are malnourished if the calories and protein they take through their diet are not sufficient for their growth and maintenance or due to ill health, they are not able to make complete use of the food they eat (under nutrition) or if they consume too many calories (over-nutrition) [1]. In this paper, we considered under-nutrition and malnutrition equivalently. The physical and/or mental development of children can be hampered by poor nutrition during childhood which consequently may lead to a greater risk of casualty from communicable diseases or additional critical infections which ultimately end in a bigger economic burden of a society [2, 3]. Evidently, malnutrition among children and mothers adversely affect the growth of development in both national and international economic arena as well as health and sustainable developments [4].
Nutrition (Micronutrients) in Child Growth and Development: A Systematic Review On Current Evidence, Recommendations and Opportunities For Further Research
