The main forms of childhood malnutrition occur predominantly in children< 5 years of age
living in low-income and middle-income countries and include stunting, wasting and …

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 …

The regulation of linear growth by nutritional and inflammatory influences is examined in
terms of growth-plate endochondral ossification, in order to better understand stunted growth …

Background Malnourished children have increased risk of dying, with most deaths caused
by infectious diseases. One mechanism behind this may be impaired immune function …

Stunting is a complex and enduring challenge with far‐reaching consequences for those
affected and society as a whole. To accelerate progress in eliminating stunting, broader …

In 2017, an estimated 1 in every 4 (23%) children aged< 5 years were stunted worldwide.
With slow progress in stunting reduction in many regions and the realization that a large …

In 2011, one in every four (26%) children under 5 years of age worldwide was stunted. The
realization that most stunting cannot be explained by poor diet or by diarrhoea, nor …

Background Stunting affects one-third of children in developing countries, but the causes
remain unclear. We hypothesized that enteropathy leads to low-grade inflammation, which …

Background Environmental enteropathy (EE), the adverse impact of frequent and numerous
enteric infections on the gut resulting in a state of persistent immune activation and altered …

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