BACKGROUND The prevalence of undernutrition in hospital inpatients is high. Earlier detection and treatment in the hospital outpatient clinic may help to reduce these numbers. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of undernutrition in hospital outpatients in the Netherlands, to determine high risk departments, and to determine the percentage of patients receiving dietetic treat...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Undernutrition remains a significant cause of childhood illness, poor growth, development, and death in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Studies on child nutritional outcomes in PNG vary by design, measurement protocols and quality. We conducted a systematic review to assess the evidence for the prevalence of child undernutrition across different study populations, geographical...

Undernutrition is common in surgical patients, is frequently unrecognised and is strongly associated with adverse outcomes such as high rates of complications and mortality, worsening functional status and prolonged hospitalisation. Owing to the associated infection and symptoms such as repeated vomiting, a high prevalence of undernutrition is expected in hydrocephalus patients, which may contr...

INTRODUCTION Child undernutrition is a major public health problem in Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countries. However, few analytical studies have quantified the role of risk factors. This study was conducted to determine the socio-economic and family related risk factors for undernutrition among children in Ibadan, Nigeria. METHODS A case-control study was conducted among children 1...

The problem of childhood obesity is relatively recent. However, it is not highly prevalent in all areas of the world, and may appear to be limited to the context of developed countries. A focus on the opposite problem, undernutrition, shows this to be prevalent in developing countries. A previous report in your journal from a rural area at the Cambodian–Thai border, gave the prevalence of under...

This study uses two rounds of the Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey (EDHS) to statistically analyze patterns and trends in undernutrition (child growth) in Ethiopia over the period 2000 to 2011. In 2000, over half of Ethiopian preschool children were stunted and almost a third were severely stunted. However, progress against child undernutrition over the study period was solid, with stunting ...

Introduction Small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) have been designed to prevent undernutrition, including stunting, wasting and micronutrient deficiencies [1]. A daily 20 g ration of SQ-LNS provides about 110–120 kcal along with protein, essential fatty acids and 22 micronutrients. Studies assessing the impact of SQ-LNS and medium-quantity LNS (MQ-LNS; at ~50 g or ~250-280 k...

Moderate undernutrition continues to affect 46 per cent of children under 5 years of age and 47 per cent of rural women in India. Women’s lack of empowerment is believed to be an important factor in the persistent prevalence of undernutrition. In India, women’s empowerment often varies by community, with tribes sometimes being the most progressive. This paper explores the relationship between w...

The problem of undernutrition is rampant in many states of India as found by many researchers in past. In so called “BIMARU” states such as Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Bihar have very high rates of undernutrition. Moreover most studies also reveal variable prevalence’s of undernutrition in different states of India ranging from 35% to 60% [41.2% in Dehradun; 2 to 37% in Kerala the rates of u...

Undernutrition among adolescents is of public health importance in developing countries including India. However, there is little information on nutritional status of adolescents in urban West Bengal. In view of this present study was conducted to ascertain the level of undernutrition among Telaga adolescents in Kharagpur town. A total of 930 (472 boys and 458 girls) children were measured. The...