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
Rationale for the proactive management of frailty and malnutrition
Rationale for the proactive management of frailty and malnutrition

Rationale for the proactive management of frailty and malnutrition

Pedro Abizanda Soler
G. Wu
Gut-bacteria Interaction - a Metabolic Symbiosis

Gut-bacteria Interaction - a Metabolic Symbiosis

Gary D. Wu
Changes in Body Composition and Function After Hip Fracture - Interventions and Their Timing to Address Deficits and Desired Outcomes
Changes in Body Composition and Function After Hip Fracture - Interventions and Their Timing to Address Deficits and Desired Outcomes

Changes in Body Composition and Function After Hip Fracture - Interventions and Their Timing to Address Deficits and Desired Outcomes

Jay Magaziner
The Gut Microbiota and IBD
The Gut Microbiota and IBD

The Gut Microbiota and IBD

R. Balfour Sartor
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Recognizing and Defining Adult Malnutrition: An Etiology Based Approach

Recognizing and Defining Adult Malnutrition: An Etiology Based Approach

Ainsley Malone
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The Hostile Abdomen: The Open Abdomen Nutrition Conundrum

The Hostile Abdomen: The Open Abdomen Nutrition Conundrum

Bryan R. Collier
Iron for the Brain
Iron for the Brain

Iron for the Brain

Mohamed Miqdady
Managing Sarcopenia with Nutrition and Exercise
Managing Sarcopenia with Nutrition and Exercise

Managing Sarcopenia with Nutrition and Exercise

Minoru Yamada