While 34 percent of American adults are battling obesity and its ensuing diseases, many seniors are facing another food-related problem: malnutrition. The American Journal of Nursing reported in 2005 ...

Malnutrition is the largest single contributor to child mortality worldwide, and according to the World Health Organization is the underlying cause of death for at least 3 million children every year.

The percentage of children with serious malnutrition decreased around the world from 2000 to 2017, a new study finds. But the problem stayed flat or even worsened in some countries, including swaths ...

Malnutrition in the elderly is an underrecognized condition that is increasing in prevalence. If left untreated, malnutrition leads to a progressive decline in overall health and reduced physical and ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — African farmers need better seeds to solve the malnutrition challenge that causes health problems in a fifth of the continent’s population, Bill Gates said during a visit to Nigeria.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Minister for Women and Child Development Nirmala Bhuria has said that malnutrition is not limited to ...

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Sheryl L Hendriks is a member of the Malabo Montpellier Panel. She recieves funding from the South African National Research Foundation and USAID as part of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food ...

BANGKOK - Child malnutrition cost the Philippines $7 billion or nearly 3 percent of its GDP in one year in terms of education spending and lost productivity, while hunger-related stunting is on the ...

Specialists point to use of inappropriate, problematic data in latest IPC report, say methodological failures led to ...