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
Nutrition Intervention in Wound Management: The Neglected Piece of the 3-Legged Stool (videos)
Nutrition Intervention in Wound Management: The Neglected Piece of the 3-Legged Stool

Nutrition Intervention in Wound Management: The Neglected Piece of the 3-Legged Stool

Evelyn Phillips
The Role of Maternal Nutrition in Health and Development in Low and Middle Income Countries
The Role of Maternal Nutrition in Health and Development in Low and Middle Income Countries

The Role of Maternal Nutrition in Health and Development in Low and Middle Income Countries

Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Overlaps Between defintions of Frailty and Sarcopenia
Overlaps Between defintions of Frailty and Sarcopenia

Overlaps Between defintions of Frailty and Sarcopenia

Tommy Cederholm
Modifiable Risk Factors and Intervention Targets for Healthy Growth
Modifiable Risk Factors and Intervention Targets for Healthy Growth

Modifiable Risk Factors and Intervention Targets for Healthy Growth

Anne M. Dattilo
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The Development of Flavor Perception and Acceptance: The Roles of Nature and Nurture

The Development of Flavor Perception and Acceptance: The Roles of Nature and Nurture

Catherine Forestell
The MNA in Alzheimer's Patients
The MNA in Alzheimer's Patients

The MNA in Alzheimer's Patients

Antoni Salvà Casanovas
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Children Are Not Little Adults: Enteral Nutrition in Pediatrics

Children Are Not Little Adults: Enteral Nutrition in Pediatrics

Aimee Henrikson
Nutritional Management of Cow's Milk Protein Allergy in Infants & Children
Host-Microbiota Interactions – Health Benefit in Infancy     

Host-Microbiota Interactions – Health Benefit in Infancy     

E Isolauri