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Published in: Current Nutrition Reports 3/2013

01-09-2013 | Invited Commentary

Determinants of Childhood Malnutrition and Consequences in Developing Countries

Author: Oluwole Steve Ijarotimi

Published in: Current Nutrition Reports | Issue 3/2013

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Abstract

Adequate nutrition is essential in early childhood to ensure normal growth, neurological and cognitive development, and healthy life. However, in many parts of developing countries this situation is not met as a result of poverty, lack of nutrition knowledge, poor childfeeding practices, lack of care by caregivers, and infection. Hence, there is increased malnutrition, which has resulted in high morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries. In view of this nutritional problem, there is a need for both national and international organizations to embark upon nutrition and women empowerment programmes in order to alleviate nutritional problems in developing counties and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly those related to the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger (MDG 1) and child survival (MDG 4).
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Metadata
Title
Determinants of Childhood Malnutrition and Consequences in Developing Countries
Author
Oluwole Steve Ijarotimi
Publication date
01-09-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Nutrition Reports / Issue 3/2013
Electronic ISSN: 2161-3311
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13668-013-0051-5

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