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 >5 minutes
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 >5 minutes
Modulation Microbiota in Infancy
Modulation Microbiota in Infancy

Modulation Microbiota in Infancy

Flavia Indrio
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Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment Part 3: Micronutrient Deficiencies

Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment Part 3: Micronutrient Deficiencies

Laura L. Frank
Programming Through Early Nutrition: Intrauterine Aspects, Breast-and Formula Feeding (videos)
Programming Through Early Nutrition: Intrauterine Aspects, Breast-and Formula Feeding

Programming Through Early Nutrition: Intrauterine Aspects, Breast-and Formula Feeding

Ferdinand Haschke
IUGR and Preterm Birth as Determinants of Child Growth in First Two Years and Potential Interventions
IUGR and Preterm Birth as Determinants of Child Growth in First Two Years and Potential Interventions

IUGR and Preterm Birth as Determinants of Child Growth in First Two Years and Potential Interventions

Parul Christian
The role of nutrition in modifying risk of physical and cognitive frailty
The role of nutrition in modifying risk of physical and cognitive frailty

The role of nutrition in modifying risk of physical and cognitive frailty

Matteo Cesari
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The Elderly: Nutritional Needs, Challenges, Screening, and Solutions

The Elderly: Nutritional Needs, Challenges, Screening, and Solutions

Karen Lundgren
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The Wound Comes First: Optimizing Patient Outcome With Nutrition Intervention

The Wound Comes First: Optimizing Patient Outcome With Nutrition Intervention

Evelyn Phillips
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Contemporary Nutrition Issues For the Practicing Clinician

Contemporary Nutrition Issues For the Practicing Clinician

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