Childhood stunting: a global perspective

M De Onis, F Branca - Maternal & child nutrition, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Childhood stunting is the best overall indicator of children's well‐being and an accurate
reflection of social inequalities. Stunting is the most prevalent form of child malnutrition with …

The stunting syndrome in developing countries

AJ Prendergast, JH Humphrey - Paediatrics and international child …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Linear growth failure is the most common form of undernutrition globally. With an estimated
165 million children below 5 years of age affected, stunting has been identified as a major …

Nutrition in school-age children: a rationale for revisiting priorities

JM Saavedra, AM Prentice - Nutrition Reviews, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Middle childhood and early adolescence have received disproportionately low levels of
scientific attention relative to other life stages, especially as related to nutrition and health …

Impact of early-onset persistent stunting on cognitive development at 5 years of age: Results from a multi-country cohort study

MA Alam, SA Richard, SM Fahim, M Mahfuz, B Nahar… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Globally more than 150 million children under age 5 years were stunted in
2018, primarily in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), and the impact of early-onset …

Chronic disease outcomes after severe acute malnutrition in Malawian children (ChroSAM): a cohort study

N Lelijveld, A Seal, JC Wells, J Kirkby… - The Lancet Global …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Tackling severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a global health priority. Heightened
risk of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in children exposed to SAM at around 2 years of …

Nutritional disorders resulting from food allergy in children

R Meyer - Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The elimination of food allergens that contribute essential nutrients in paediatrics may lead
to the development of nutritional disorders. The most common nutritional disorders include …

Animal source foods, rich in essential amino acids, are important for linear growth and development of young children in low‐and middle‐income countries

P Parikh, R Semba, M Manary… - Maternal & Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Are early childhood stunting and catch-up growth associated with school age cognition?—Evidence from an Indian birth cohort

B Koshy, M Srinivasan, S Gopalakrishnan, VR Mohan… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Millions of children worldwide especially in the Asian subcontinent are
vulnerable to early childhood stunting. There are contradictory reports of the association …

Long-term effects of severe acute malnutrition during childhood on adult cognitive, academic and behavioural development in African fragile countries: The Lwiro …

P Mwene-Batu, G Bisimwa, M Baguma, J Chabwine… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Little is known about the outcomes of subjects with a history of severe acute
malnutrition (SAM). We therefore sought to explore the long-term effects of SAM during …

[HTML][HTML] Schooling and wage income losses due to early-childhood growth faltering in developing countries: national, regional, and global estimates

G Fink, E Peet, G Danaei, K Andrews… - The American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background: The growth of> 300 million children< 5 y old was mildly, moderately, or
severely stunted worldwide in 2010. However, national estimates of the human capital and …