Background Excess male morbidity and mortality is well recognised in neonatal medicine
and infant health. In contrast, within global nutrition, it is commonly assumed that girls are …

Complementing a recent systematic review and meta-analysis which showed that boys are
more likely to be wasted, stunted, and underweight than girls, we conducted a narrative …

Context Child stunting has increasingly become the focus of large-scale global health efforts
with the inclusion of stunting eradication as one of the Sustainable Development Goals of …

Background Conflict regions bear the heaviest brunt of food insecurity and undernutrition.
South Sudan is one of the fragile countries following years of conflict that led to large …

Abstract Objectives Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) and Extended CIAF
(ECIAF) allow for the identification of simultaneous presence of two or more types of …

Background Malaria and undernutrition pose challenges for children in conflict-affected
areas. Understanding the prevalence and risk factors for these issues in war-torn …

This systematic review evaluates studies focusing on parenting and feeding practices,
children's feeding behavior, and growth stunting in Asian countries. Eight electronic …

Background: Severely underweight (SUW) children contribute significantly to under-five
mortality and morbidity. There are WHO guidelines for the management of severe acute …

Objetivos: Determinar prevalencias de mala nutrición [sobrepeso u obesidad (Sp+ O) y talla
baja (TB)] en población mexicana de 6 a 12 años de edad de nivel básico de primaria, y su …

Complementary feeding is transitional phase where the infant is introduced with the solid
foods. It is a gradual change from breastfeeding to family foods to the baby achieving six …