The main forms of childhood malnutrition occur predominantly in children< 5 years of age
living in low-income and middle-income countries and include stunting, wasting and …

Kwashiorkor and marasmus, collectively termed severe acute malnutrition (SAM), account
for at least 10% of all deaths among children under 5 years of age worldwide, virtually all of …

Although uncommon in industrialized countries, malnutrition in children remains a scourge
in many developing countries. It was estimated that, in 2012, 26% of the world's children …

Each year, approximately 5.9 million children around the world die before their fifth birthday
(You and others 2015). The leading killers are prematurity and pneumonia, responsible for …

Objectives This study aims to describe the mortality risk of children in the community who
had severe acute malnutrition (SAM) defined by either a mid-upper arm circumference …

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) affects approximately 13 million children under the age of 5
and is associated with 1–2 million preventable child deaths each year. In most developing …

BACKGROUND Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) arises as a consequence of a sudden
period of food shortage and is associated with loss of a person's body fat and wasting of …

Malnutrition generally implies undernutrition and refers to all deviations from adequate and
optimal nutritional status in infants, children and in adults. In children, undernutrition …

Introduction Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) causes substantial child morbidity and
mortality, accounting for 4.4% of deaths and 6.0% of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) lost …

About 10 million children worldwide are estimated to suffer from severe malnutrition (defined
by the presence of severe wasting, bipedal edema, or both), which greatly increases the risk …