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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Enteral Feeding
Clinical & Nutritional Considerations for Enteral Feeding in Pediatric Patients with Gastrointestinal Impairment

Clinical & Nutritional Considerations for Enteral Feeding in Pediatric Patients with Gastrointestinal Impairment

This symposium discussed practical approaches to pediatric enteral nutrition, with focus on addressing malnutrition in…

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Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025
Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2025

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
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Mitochondrial Component of Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Relation to Nutrition

Mitochondrial Component of Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Relation to Nutrition

Gary E. Gibson
Milk Consumption in Children’s Growth and Development
Milk Consumption in Children’s Growth and Development

Milk Consumption in Children’s Growth and Development

Lindsay H. Allen
Fortification of Complementary Foods
Fortification of Complementary Foods

Fortification of Complementary Foods

Lynette M. Neufeld
Gut-Brain Axis Dysfunction During Cancer-Related Anorexia
Gut-Brain Axis Dysfunction During Cancer-Related Anorexia

Gut-Brain Axis Dysfunction During Cancer-Related Anorexia

Pierre Déchelotte
Cross-Talk Between the Mucosal Immune System and Environmental Factors
Cross-Talk Between the Mucosal Immune System and Environmental Factors

Cross-Talk Between the Mucosal Immune System and Environmental Factors

Hiroshi Kiyono
Mechanisms of Cross Talk in the Gut: The Beginning of a Fascinating Story
Mechanisms of Cross Talk in the Gut: The Beginning of a Fascinating Story

Mechanisms of Cross Talk in the Gut: The Beginning of a Fascinating Story

Annick Mercenier
Perinatal programming – impact of deficiency and excess (videos)
Perinatal programming – impact of deficiency and excess

Perinatal programming – impact of deficiency and excess

Umberto Simeoni
Global Distribution and Disease Burden Related to Micronutrient Deficiencies (videos)
Global Distribution and Disease Burden Related to Micronutrient Deficiencies

Global Distribution and Disease Burden Related to Micronutrient Deficiencies

Robert E. Black