When you think about malnutrition, you may picture famine or starving children in developing countries. But in the United States and across the globe, malnutrition among older adults is a ...

1 in 11 people globally go hungry. Malnutrition causes nearly half of child deaths worldwide, yet most kids go untreated. The IRC delivers lifesaving nutrition services in 21 countries. Support the ...

Early exposure to malnutrition from conception to a child’s second birthday can have an irreversible effect on their ...

Kathmandu, May 2 -- During a recent visit to the Humla district, Dr Aruna Uprety, a public health expert, observed schoolchildren being fed noodles as part of the mid-day meal. She asked the principal ...

Malnutrition is a leading cause of death in children under age 5, and nearly 150 million children globally under this age have stunted growth from lack of nutrition. Although an inadequate diet is a ...

I visited the Doctors Without Borders malnutrition program in Katsina, Nigeria in December. My colleagues there were still traumatized by the hunger gap months earlier, the period between harvests ...

Over 10 million infants under six month old may currently be underweight, according to a new analysis of data collected across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The study, published in BMJ ...

Turkana County is taking measures to tackle high levels ofmalnutrition in five subcounties.Health and Sanitation executive Dr Joseph Epem said droughtremains the main cause of acute malnutrition in ...