A critical window: Early malnutrition sets stage for poor growth and even death

September 13, 2023
Co-authors from UC Berkeley include John Colford Jr., Alan Hubbard, Mark van der Laan, Jeremy Coyle, Oleg Sofrygin, Wilson Cai, Anna Nguyen, Nolan Pokpongkiat, Stephanie Djajadi, Anmol Seth, Wendy Jilek, Esther Jung, Esther Chung, Sonali Rosete, Nima Heja
  1. A trio of papers, published Wednesday, September 13 in the journal Nature, focus on what scientists refer to in children as stunting, meaning they are short for their age; and wasting, meaning that they weigh too little for their height. Stunting indicates chronic malnutrition while wasting measures acute malnutrition. The global health community uses both indications to monitor progress toward ending malnutrition. 
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