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
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Quality Improvement in Nutrition: A Guide to a New Frontier

Quality Improvement in Nutrition: A Guide to a New Frontier

Matthew L. Bechtold
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Fighting Geriatric Malnutrition in 2014: Update Your Nutrition Screening Program.

Fighting Geriatric Malnutrition in 2014: Update Your Nutrition Screening Program.

Janet Skates
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Recognizing Malabsorptive Conditions in Pediatric Patients

Recognizing Malabsorptive Conditions in Pediatric Patients

Michelle Pietzak
Presentation of Case Study on Fortification Program in China
Presentation of Case Study on Fortification Program in China

Presentation of Case Study on Fortification Program in China

Junsheng Huo
Healthy Growth and Development (videos)
Healthy Growth and Development

Healthy Growth and Development

Ken K. Ong
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The Ins and Outs of Feeding Tubes: Optimizing Nutrition Delivery

The Ins and Outs of Feeding Tubes: Optimizing Nutrition Delivery

Linda Lord
Diabetes & Pregnancy: Screening, Prediction & Prevention
Diabetes & Pregnancy: Screening, Prediction & Prevention

Diabetes & Pregnancy: Screening, Prediction & Prevention

Gian Carlo Di Renzo
The MetaHIT Project. The discovery of enterotypes: what we know and what is still unanswered
The MetaHIT Project. The discovery of enterotypes: what we know and what is still unanswered

The MetaHIT Project. The discovery of enterotypes: what we know and what is still unanswered

Dusko Ehrlich