Good progress has been made in the delivery of cost-effective solutions to undernutrition, including micronutrients, to vulnerable populations worldwide.
Huge strides have also been made in the delivery of cost-effective solutions to undernutrition, including micronutrients, to vulnerable populations worldwide.
India has approximately 39 per cent of the world's underweight children under the age of five, so the success of low-cost solutions to undernutrition in the high priority states of this country will have a global impact.
Building markets for nutritious foods is part of the solution, but won't address the factors that make households vulnerable to undernutrition in the first place.
Infections often contribute to undernutrition.
All of us have to have a stake in our future when it comes to undernutrition.
Every year, around 3 million children die due to undernutrition.
Children born to HIV-infected women are susceptible to undernutrition, but modifiable risk factors and the time course of the development of undernutrition have not been well characterized.
Health professionals must be aware of older people's vulnerability to undernutrition, perform screening, and have a plan for preventing undernutrition.
One third of all deaths of children under 5 are attributable to undernutrition.
