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 …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The initial years of life are critical for physical growth and
broader cognitive, motor, and socioemotional development, but the magnitude of the link …

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 …

Poverty and associated health, nutrition, and social factors prevent at least 200 million
children in developing countries from attaining their developmental potential. We review the …

Objective We systematically evaluated health and nutrition programmes to identify context-
specific interventional packages that might help to prioritise the implementation of …

Stunting, caused by experiences of chronic nutritional deprivation, affects approximately
25% of children under age five globally (ie, 156 million children). In this review, evidence of …

Undernutrition is associated with 45% of total infant deaths, totalling 2.7 million globally per
year. The vast majority of the burden is felt in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This …

Stunting is associated with deficits in cognition and school achievement from early
childhood to late adolescence; however, there has been little investigation of emotional and …

Depressive disorder occurring during pregnancy and the post‐natal period (maternal
depression) is common in both developed and developing countries. It can cause functional …

Abstract Information on the association between stunting and child development is limited
from low‐income settings including Bangladesh where 36% of children under‐5 are stunted …