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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Maternal and child malnutrition in low-income and middle-income countries encompasses
both undernutrition and a growing problem with overweight and obesity. Low body-mass …

Annotation. This report offers a rationale for urgently scaling up effective interventions to
reduce the global burden of child and maternal undernutrition. It provides information on …

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 …

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

In this paper we review the associations between maternal and child undernutrition with
human capital and risk of adult diseases in low-income and middle-income countries. We …