Nutrition Epidemiology

Despite a fair amount of discussions around the subject, under-nutrition remains a neglected area globally. Annales presents the latest updates on the global trends in nutrition epidemiology of maternal and child undernutrition, as well as the impact of complementary feeding in stunting during the first thousand days in regards to its short term and long term outcomes.  Also discussed in this issue is the growing evidence of the close link between under-nutrition and the risks associated with obesity and infectious diseases.