... not being addressed systematically? The Asian enigma underscores the observation that unlike other regions of the world, economic growth does not appear to keep pace with the eradication of undernutrition. Exclusive breastfeeding is capable of maintaining adequate growth in infants in the first 3-6 months...

... Abstract In recent decades, global undernourishment rates have declined, and health and nutrition have improved. Yet the pace of progress has been shamefully slow. To break the cycle of poverty, hunger, and undernutrition, the problems of hunger and undernutrition must be addressed first...

... Abstract Undernutrition and overnutrition pose a significant challenge in many developing countries, including India. While one of the millennium development goal was to eradicate poverty and hunger by 2015, leaving health service workers with a compounding dilemma of solving both...

... undernutrition include a strategy for the integrated management of acute malnutrition and the promotion of good infant and young child feeding practices (IYCF). Integrated management of acute malnutrition has been integrated into the Minimum Activity Package of public health facilities with a community component...

... Abstract In this chapter, we clarify what is meant by public-private partnerships (PPPs), provide examples of both successful and less successful PPPs and describe some broad lessons. We see scope for PPPs that would reduce aspects of undernutrition. However, this optimism comes...

... Undernutrition Developing countries Poverty Human capital Food and nutrition insecurity Key Messages • Undernutrition is an outcome of many interlinked disadvantages rooted in poverty. • It is also a major cause of poverty. There is a vicious cycle between undernutrition, low...

... Abstract The global burden of undernutrition remains high with little evidence of change in many countries. We reviewed the evidence of the potential nutritional interventions and estimated their effect on nutrition-related outcomes of women and children. Among the maternal interventions, daily...

.... Such studies should not only focus on weight gain but also on linear growth, body composition, physical activity and cognitive development. Introduction Cow's milk products have a central role in treatment of undernutrition both in industrialized and developing countries. In industrialized countries...

... Abstract Undernutrition continues to be high in many regions of the developing world. Birthweight, a common proxy measure of intrauterine growth, is influenced by nutritional, environmental and lifestyle factors during pregnancy and, in turn, affects immediate survival and function...

... Abstract Obesity and nutrition-related chronic disorders are fast rising in developing countries. But undernutrition – stunting, underweight, wasting and micronutrient deficiencies – still affect millions of preschool children in both rural and urban settings increasing the risks of morbidity...

... programs. Increasingly conceptual frameworks to guide this activity have been developed as our understanding of the complex nature of the determinants of undernutrition improves. Alongside this evolution, is the accumulation of evidence on the types of interventions in the community that are effective...