[HTML][HTML] Low serum ω-3 and ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and other metabolites are associated with poor linear growth in young children from rural Malawi

RD Semba, I Trehan, X Li, N Salem Jr… - The American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Stunting affects∼ 25% of children< 5 y of age and is associated with impaired
cognitive and motor development and increased morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis …

Metabolites related to renal function, immune activation, and carbamylation are associated with muscle composition in older adults

MS Lustgarten, RA Fielding - Experimental gerontology, 2017 - Elsevier
Reduced skeletal muscle density in older adults is associated with insulin resistance,
decreased physical function, and an increased all-cause mortality risk. To elucidate …

Secondary carnitine deficiency in environmental enteric dysfunction

G Ramakrishnan, WA Petri Jr - EBioMedicine, 2017 - thelancet.com
An interesting paper by Semba et al.(2017) in this issue of EBioMedicine describes the use
of a metabolomics-based approach to identify deficiencies of carnitine and fatty acid …

[PDF][PDF] To WASH or Not to WASH

A Einstein - Sight and Life - cms.sightandlife.org
evaluated the average annual rate of reduction (AARR) for stunting in 19 low-and middle-
income countries, which varied from 0.6% to 8.4%. Successful programs in countries …