Continuous exposure to pathogens leads to gut damage, malnourishment: Study
From 1990 to 2015 there was a nearly 40 percent drop in stunting in poor countries but 140 million children four or younger are still too short for their age.
Feb 16, 2021 11:02:16 IST
Malnourished children suffering from stunting may have intestinal damage caused by continual exposure to pathogens that reduces their ability to absorb nutrients, according to research Monday calling for treatments that go beyond providing extra food. Despite a nearly 40 percent drop from 1990 to 2015 of stunting in poor countries, some 140 million children four or younger are still too short for their age, a clinical condition that impairs both brain and body development.
Child Nutrition Levels in India Worsened Over Last Five Years, Finds NHFS Survey 14/12/2020
A mother feeds her malnourished child in the Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh, April 6, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Reinhard Krause
New Delhi: The nutritional level among children in India worsened over the last five years, according to health data released earlier this week. Eighteen of the 22 states and Union Territories (UTs) recorded a rise in the percentage of children under five years of age who are stunted, wasted and underweight compared with 2015-16, reversing decades of gains, showed the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS).