The assembly of microbial communities within the gastrointestinal tract during early life plays
a critical role in immune, endocrine, metabolic, and other host developmental pathways …

Growth faltering under 5 years of age is unacceptably high worldwide, and even more
children, while not stunted, fail to reach their growth potential. The time between conception …

Background It is estimated that the COVID-19 pandemic will drastically increase all forms of
malnutrition. Of particular concern, yet understated, is the potential to increase the double …

A targeted ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry with
electrospray ionization (UHPLC-ESI-MS/MS) method has been developed for the …

The COVID-19 pandemic is still raging in most countries. Although the recent mass
vaccination campaign has opened a new chapter in the battle against SARS-CoV-2, the …

Recognizing intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a matter of great concern because this
condition can significantly affect the newborn's short-and long-term health. Ever since the …

Ethiopia is one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa with the highest burden of childhood
undernutrition. Despite the high burden of this scourge, little is known about the magnitude …

The problem of poor nutrition with impaired growth persists in young children worldwide,
including in India, where wasting occurs in 20% of urban children (< 5 years). Exacerbating …

(1) Background: The first 1000 days of life constitute a critical window of opportunity for
microbiota development. Nutrients play a crucial role in enriching and diversifying the …

Childhood undernutrition is a major global health burden that is only partially resolved by
nutritional interventions. Both chronic and acute forms of child undernutrition are …