In September, the Nigerian government made an important change to its food fortification program to date—a set of standards ...

“At the time, there was a lot of interest in protein deficiency as a major cause of human malnutrition,” she says. Compared to the progeny of control rats that were not deficient in protein intake ...

But other types of malnutrition — micronutrient deficiency and obesity ... and the incidence of diet-related chronic diseases, such as hypertension, cancer and type two diabetes, has also ...

The policy change has the potential to save over 57,000 lives of children under the age of 5 in Nigeria between 2023 and 2030, the research team predicts. Micronutrients are essential dietary ...

Nutritional status is a critical aspect of care for children with cancer, as malnutrition can significantly ... throughout their treatment journey. Micronutrient deficiencies have also been ...

Micronutrient deficiency ... review exemplifies the double burden of malnutrition in action, whereby nutritional deficiencies and diet-related non-communicable diseases, such as type 2 diabetes ...

and seeks to tackle the triple burden of malnutrition that is undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies. “We make countless decisions every day about what to eat,” said ...

The National Nutrition Council (NNC)-9 has raised deep concerns about the lingering malnutrition issues in the Zamboanga Peninsula, emphasizing the need for comprehensive nutrition programs to address ...