Pakistan has one of the highest prevalences of child malnutrition as compared to other
developing countries. This narrative review was accomplished to examine the published …

The implications of direct nutrition interventions on women's nutrition, birth outcome and
stunting rates in children in South Asia are indisputable and well documented. In the last …

Background Childhood malnutrition is a critical public health concern in Pakistan. We aimed
to explore factors associated with malnutrition in Pakistani children (< 5 years of age) using …

Integrative explanations of why obesity is more prevalent in some sectors of the human
population than others are lacking. Here, we outline and evaluate one candidate …

From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and
severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of …

Background Environmental enteropathy (EE) is a subclinical enteric condition found in low-
income countries that is characterized by intestinal inflammation, reduced intestinal …

Background Despite a fast-growing economy and the largest anti-malnutrition programme,
India has the world's worst level of child malnutrition. Despite India's 50% increase in GDP …

India accounts for approximately one third of the world's total population of stunted
preschoolers. Addressing global undernutrition, therefore, requires an understanding of the …

This study contributes to the understanding of how early parenting interventions
implemented in low-and middle-income countries during the first 2 years of children's lives …

Background Pakistan is fifth among high burden countries for tuberculosis. A steady
increase is seen in extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), which now accounts for 20% of all …