As the world counts down to the 2025 World Health Assembly nutrition targets and the 2030
Sustainable Development Goals, millions of women, children, and adolescents worldwide …

In the final paper of our 2008 Lancet Series on maternal and child undernutrition, Saul
Morris and colleagues wrote that,“The international nutrition system—made up of …

Maternal undernutrition contributes to 800 000 neonatal deaths annually through small for
gestational age births; stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies are estimated to …

was published in The Lancet there has been a substantial increase in commitment to
reduction of malnutrition at global and national levels. Most development agencies have …

Malnutrition—consisting of undernutrition, overweight and obesity, and micronutrient
deficiencies—continues to afflict millions of women and children, particularly in low-income …

Summary 80% of the world's undernourished children live in just 20 countries. Intensified
nutrition action in these countries can lead to achievement of the first Millennium …

Nutrition is a desperately neglected aspect of maternal, newborn, and child health. The
reasons for this neglect are understandable but not justifiable. When one considers specific …

Malnutrition has many forms. Undernutrition can see children dangerously thin for their
height (wasting), or their growth permanently impeded (stunting). Inadequate intake of key …

Summary 13 years after the first Lancet Series on maternal and child undernutrition, we
reviewed the progress achieved on the basis of global estimates and new analyses of 50 …

A better nourished world is a better world. Yet despite the significant steps the world has
taken towards improving nutrition and associated health burdens over recent decades, this …