undernutrition

Studies have found a strong association between undernutrition and child mortality.

A day in intensive care for a baby born below weight as a result of undernutrition costs $1,000.

Undernutrition is a contributory factor in the death of 2.6 million children every year.

The potential consequences of such undernutrition are serious indeed.

The major damage, the studies indicate, is caused by maternal undernutrition.

Every year, millions of children are affected by malnutrition or undernutrition.

Patients are at risk of undernutrition and weight loss because of the increased energy spent breathing.

Support for agriculture during economic transformation: Impacts on poverty and undernutrition.

His work clearly established that undernutrition during brain development causes some irreversible changes.

However, there is also evidence that general undernutrition can diminish the risk of cancer and prolong the life span.

Studies since 1935 have shown, over and over again, that moderate undernutrition makes rats live longer by up to 50 percent.

A prominent spine indicates undernutrition and is corrected by increasing the feed.

Other studies show that, at the national level, differences between undernutrition prevalence rates between young boys and girls are generally small.

Disproportionately large placental size may be a consequence of maternal undernutrition.

The ways in which undernutrition and micronutrient deficiency interact with other health effects are myriad.

We suggest that maternal undernutrition, by constraining fetal growth, may programme cardiovascular disease.

Comparison of methods to categorize undernutrition in children.

Approximately 50% of Guatemalan children under the age of 5 now suffer from chronic undernutrition.

Undernutrition among children has reached terrible levels.

Intra-country variation also occurs, with frequent high gaps between regional undernutrition rates.

The moderate undernutrition found in the United States affects performance, but recovery is usually possible with adequate diet.

While experts can't say what role undernutrition plays in this extra summertime academic lag, food programs may be one way to address it.

Because of the severity of their undernutrition, most patients require 10 to 12 weeks to achieve full nutritional rehabilitation.

Failure to thrive and pediatric undernutrition: a transdisciplinary approach.

Five & Alive estimates that over 3.5 million deaths of mothers and children have occurred due to malnutrition, or "undernutrition".