Browsing: Malnutrition

Douro Wonkourou Idrissou, who described himself as a nutrition support member, uses a tape to measure the circumferences of a child’s upper arm, in N’dali, northern Benin, Sunday, May. 17, 2026. /Sunday Alamba)

A newly published UNICEF-led survey revealed that the levels of malnutrition in children are lower or similar to those registered before the Israel-Hamas war, with Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon saying on Thursday that it was proof that the “false narrative against Israel” of there being a famine in the Gaza Strip is…

Malnutrition is frequent in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). We aimed to validate the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria using different muscle mass assessment methods and evaluate their associations with nutritional biomarkers, functional status, quality of life, and mortality

Scientists at Aberystwyth University are helping to develop a new high-protein drink designed to improve nutrition and help older people stay healthier for longer

Between May and August 2026, approximately 15.3 million people in Bangladesh—15 percent of the analysed population—are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), including around 483,000 people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency). The analysis covered 40 units—36 administrative districts and four special areas. The four special areas comprise Forcibly Displaced…

Afghanistan’s child malnutrition emergency is expanding because collapsing support, drought, displacement, and weakened health services are reinforcing one another. The crisis is now best understood not only as a humanitarian emergency, but also as a Human Rights failure and a test of State Policy capacity, because the right to food and basic health protection is…

Research has found that malnutrition and stunted growth may be passed down generations through the gut microbiome. The mouse study showed that inflammatory microbes in mothers affected the fetal growth and then the intestinal health of the babies.