The double burden of malnutrition: aetiological pathways and consequences for health

JC Wells, AL Sawaya, R Wibaek, M Mwangome… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Malnutrition has historically been researched and addressed within two distinct silos,
focusing either on undernutrition, food insecurity, and micronutrient deficiencies, or on …

The human microbiome and child growth–first 1000 days and beyond

RC Robertson, AR Manges, BB Finlay… - Trends in …, 2019 - cell.com
The assembly of microbial communities within the gastrointestinal tract during early life plays
a critical role in immune, endocrine, metabolic, and other host developmental pathways …

Effects of microbiota-directed foods in gnotobiotic animals and undernourished children

JL Gehrig, S Venkatesh, HW Chang, MC Hibberd… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION There is a dimension to postnatal human development that involves
assembly of microbial communities in different body habitats, including the gut. Children with …

Immune dysfunction as a cause and consequence of malnutrition

CD Bourke, JA Berkley, AJ Prendergast - Trends in immunology, 2016 - cell.com
Malnutrition, which encompasses under-and overnutrition, is responsible for an enormous
morbidity and mortality burden globally. Malnutrition results from disordered nutrient …

The stunting syndrome in developing countries

AJ Prendergast, JH Humphrey - Paediatrics and international child …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Linear growth failure is the most common form of undernutrition globally. With an estimated
165 million children below 5 years of age affected, stunting has been identified as a major …

Nutrition, infection and stunting: the roles of deficiencies of individual nutrients and foods, and of inflammation, as determinants of reduced linear growth of children

DJ Millward - Nutrition research reviews, 2017 - cambridge.org
The regulation of linear growth by nutritional and inflammatory influences is examined in
terms of growth-plate endochondral ossification, in order to better understand stunted growth …

[PDF][PDF] Global nutrition targets 2025: Stunting policy brief

World Health Organization - 2014 - apps.who.int
Childhood stunting is one of the most significant impediments to human development,
globally affecting approximately 162 million children under the age of 5 years. Stunting, or …

Impact of childhood malnutrition on host defense and infection

MK Ibrahim, M Zambruni, CL Melby… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The global impact of childhood malnutrition is staggering. The synergism between
malnutrition and infection contributes substantially to childhood morbidity and mortality …

Biological and pathological mechanisms leading to the birth of a small vulnerable newborn

PJ Hunter, T Awoyemi, AI Ayede, RM Chico, AL David… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
The pathway to a thriving newborn begins before conception and continues in utero with a
healthy placenta and the right balance of nutrients and growth factors that are timed and …

Environmental enteric dysfunction and growth failure/stunting in global child health

V Owino, T Ahmed, M Freemark, P Kelly, A Loy… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
Dr Owino drafted the initial manuscript, wrote the conclusion, formatted the manuscript to
conform to Pediatrics style, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Dr Ahmed wrote the …