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Improving screening for malnourished children at high risk of death: a study of children aged 6–59 months in rural Senegal

Abstract Objective: To investigate whether children with concurrent wasting and stunting require therapeutic feeding and to better und...

Concurrent wasting and stunting among under-five children in Niakhar, Senegal

Abstract The study describes the patterns of concurrent wasting and stunting (WaSt) among children age 6-59 months living in the 1980...

Association between breastfeeding and intelligence, educational attainment, and income at 30 years of age: a prospective birth cohort study from Brazil

Background Breastfeeding has clear short-term benefits, but its long-term consequences on human capital are yet to be established. The ...

The Double Burden of Obesity and Malnutrition in a Protracted Emergency Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study of Western Sahara Refugees

Abstract Background Households from vulnerable groups experiencing epidemiological transitions are known to be affected concomitantly...

Report of a meeting to harmonise the criteria for monitoring and evaluation of the treatment of acute malnutrition in West and Central Africa

A workshop was convened in Dakar from November 30 to December 1, 2010 to harmonize the definitions and reporting formats of acutely mal...

Breastfeeding provides critical protection for Iraqi infants: news article

UNICEF warning that the policy of distributing infant formula free to all infants as part of Iraq's Public Distribution System (PDS) fo...

Promoting optimal feeding of infants & young children during emergencies, with special reference to the situation in Iraq

Prepared by the depts of Nutrition for Health & Devt, Child & Adolescent Health & Devt, & Emergency & Humanitarian ...

The Gulf War, child nutrition and feeding practices in Iraq

Mary C. Smith Fawzi ScD, Walid Aldoori M.D. ScD, Wafaie W. Fawzi M.D. DrPH and Nagib Armijo-Hussein M.D. MPH Nutrition Research, Volume...

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