OBJECTIVE To illustrate common psychogenic factors involved in undereating and undernutrition in the elderly. METHOD Two cases are described. RESULTS In the context of age-related physical and social factors, obsessional, phobic, and hypochondriacal anxieties can lead to significant food restrictions and undernutrition. DISCUSSION Psychogenic factors need to be considered in undernutritio...

Undernutrition is the underlying cause of 45 percent of child deaths each year.1 The term undernutrition covers three primary anthropometric measures: stunting, which is low height for age; wasting, which is low weight for height; and underweight, which is low weight for age. Despite targeted and comprehensive nutrition-specific interventions, the persistent presence of undernutrition globally ...

Background Most existing research on the association of parental education with childhood undernutrition focuses on maternal education and often ignores paternal education. We systematically investigate differences in maternal and paternal education and their association with childhood undernutrition. Methods One hundred and eighty Demographic and Health Surveys from 62 countries performed be...

I. Weanling (24-d-old) male rats were maintained at their body-weight for I month by restricting the intake of their normal diet. The animals were then rehabilitated for 0, 3 , 7 , 1 0 or 16 d. Control animals weregiven anunrestricted diet and some killed at the same body-weight as the experimental animals and others at the same age. 2. The forebrain, cerebellum, brain stem, heart, lungs, liver...

We estimate semiparametric regression models of chronic undernutrition (stunting) using the 1992 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from Tanzania and Zambia. We focus particularly on the influence of the child's age, the mother's body mass index, and spatial influences on chronic undernutrition. Conventional parametric regression models are not flexible enough to cope with possibly nonlinear ...

Obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus are now prevalent among adults living in developing countries; these chronic diseases affect socioeconomically disadvantaged adults living in impoverished families with undernourished children. This review summarizes data from Brazil--a developing country undergoing the nutrition transition--suggesting an association between childhoo...

Background: Undernutrition among people living with HIV (PLWHIV) can be ameliorated if nutrition specific and sensitive interventions are integrated into their HIV care and treatment centers (CTC). Integrated care is lacking despite expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage, representing a substantial missed opportunity. This research aims to examine nutritional status and associated r...

As a population subgroup, older people are more vulnerable to malnutrition especially those who are institutionalised. Recognition of deteriorating or poor nutritional status is key in reversing the effects of undernutrition and reinforces the value of regular weight checks and/or the use of screening tools. Commercially produced supplements are often the first option used to address undernutri...

Objectives: Undernutrition is a global public health challenge, especially in countries that experience extreme climate conditions and armed conflict. In Somalia, undernutrition chronic, often graded for emergency response. The purpose of this study was to provide evidence on immediate, proximate, distal risk factors the most affected region Somalia.
 Setting: Data from cross-sectional nut...