More than 25% of the world's population is affected by anemia, of which more than 50%
suffers from iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Children below 7 years of age are the population …

Background Faltering in linear growth and neurobehavioural development during early
childhood are often assumed to have common causes because of their consistent …

Background Evidence on anemia and associated factors among young adolescent girls and
boys in rural western China is limited. Methods We used data from a follow-up study of …

Background Almost two billion people who are deficient in vitamins and minerals are women
and children in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC). These deficiencies are worsened …

Background & aims Antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation has been shown to
have beneficial effects on birth outcomes and may improve child development. However …

Background Although there is growing evidence on the role of preconception nutrition for
birth outcomes, very few studies have evaluated the long-term effects of nutrition …

Objectives To report the situation of maternal micronutrient supplementation before and
during pregnancy in Northwest China and to examine the rates of and factors related to the …

Background Low nutrition status of mothers plays an important role in increasing the
prevalence of poor pregnancy outcomes. Poor pregnancy outcomes are the most common …

Background The relationship between parental age at pregnancy and offspring
development in low-and middle-income countries remains unclear. We aimed to examine …

Objective To examine the prevalence of the double burden of malnutrition and its associated
factors among adolescents in rural China. Study design A birth cohort of adolescents born to …