Malnutrition

Addressing malnutrition in all its forms represents an integrated agenda focusing on the root causes of malnutrition at all stages of the life course. In this section you will find material on the full range of malnutrition topics including childhood and elderly malnutrition, stunting, wasting, underweight, dysphagia as well as assessment and screening tools like the Mini Nutritional Assessment.

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Ragi - A Super Grain & Potential Need of its Fortification

Micronutrient deficiencies particularly that of iron early in life is often linked with adverse outcomes in growing…

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Growing-Up Milks: Nutritional Relevance and Importance

Toddlers are children, during this growing phase, they have specific nutritional requirements. If these specific…

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Importance of the Appropriate Complementary Feeding

Early dietary behavior, right from the complementary feeding period, influences the food preferences and health outcomes…

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Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy: Prevention and Management

Allergic diseases are on arise in children. In the United Sates, 2009–2010 statistics showed that 8% children have food…

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NNI Workshop proceedings (publications)
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NNI Workshop proceedings

Infantile colic (IC) is defined as repeated episodes of excessive and inconsolable crying in an infant that otherwise…

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Review on Probiotics—Emerging Science

Probiotics can alter the composition of the intestinal microbiota and thus can modulate aspects of adaptive and innate…

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Nestlé Nutrition Conference Proceedings: Mumbai (publications)
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Nestlé Nutrition Conference Proceedings: Mumbai

Ensuring a smarter generation requires nutritional management starting from maternal supplementation during pregnancy…

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NNI_Workshop proceedings (Regional master class) (publications)
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NNI_Workshop proceedings (Regional master class)

Nutrition plays a key role in shaping the future health of an individual especially during the initial days of life.

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FAQs in Pediatric Practice: Probiotics (publications)
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FAQs in Pediatric Practice: Probiotics

In the recent years, probiotics have been the focus of both popular media and science.

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