Malnutrition

Addressing malnutrition in all its forms represents an integrated agenda focusing on the root causes of malnutrition at all stages of the life course. In this section you will find material on the full range of malnutrition topics including childhood and elderly malnutrition, stunting, wasting, underweight, dysphagia as well as assessment and screening tools like the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA®).

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Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025
Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025

This volume of the Nutrition and Growth Yearbook for 2025 reviews recent research on the relationship between nutrition and child growth, focusing on how diet affects linear growth, weight gain, and body composition in various clinical settings. It features peer-reviewed articles published between July 2023 and June 2024, offering insights into optimal dietary strategies, undernutrition interventions, and preventive measures for promoting healthy growth. The contributors discuss both clinical and foundational research, highlighting the critical role of nutrition in pediatric development. This

Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve
Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve

Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve

Zakari Ali
Digital Agriculture: New frontiers for the food system
Digital Agriculture: New frontiers for the food system

Digital Agriculture: New frontiers for the food system

Esther Van de Voort
Tracking Malnutrition: Practical Observations from the Front Lines Part 1 (videos)
Tracking Malnutrition: Practical Observations from the Front Lines Part 1

Tracking Malnutrition: Practical Observations from the Front Lines Part 1

Terese Scollard
Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study (news)
Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study

Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study

Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study (publications)
Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study

Importance of Dietary Sources of Iron in Infants and Toddlers: Lessons from the FITS Study

The Role of Immunonutrition in Enhanced Recovery Protocols (ERP/ERAS®) for Colorectal Surgery (videos)
The Role of Immunonutrition in Enhanced Recovery Protocols (ERP/ERAS®) for Colorectal Surgery

The Role of Immunonutrition in Enhanced Recovery Protocols (ERP/ERAS®) for Colorectal Surgery

Joseph H. Frankhouse
The First 1,000 Days: Role of Nutrition in Growth and Health (publications)
The First 1,000 Days: Role of Nutrition in Growth and Health

The First 1,000 Days: Role of Nutrition in Growth and Health

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Prenatal malnutrition and posnatal health (news)
Prenatal malnutrition and posnatal health

Prenatal malnutrition and posnatal health

Fat Content in Breast milk and maternal diet are highly correlated (news)
Fat Content in Breast milk and maternal diet are highly correlated

Fat Content in Breast milk and maternal diet are highly correlated

Study finds delayed food introduction increases risk of sensitization (news)
Study finds delayed food introduction increases risk of sensitization

Study finds delayed food introduction increases risk of sensitization