FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): Over 300 child-malnutrition cases registered in western Ghor province in the first six months of the ongoing year, physicians in the Provincial Hospital said on Wednesday.
What is malnutrition?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), malnutrition refers to deficiencies or excesses in nutrient intake, imbalance of essential nutrients or impaired nutrient utilization.
The double burden of malnutrition consists of undernutrition and overweight and obesity, as well as diet-related noncommunicable diseases.
Malnutrition in most cases shows itself with extreme thinness, but this is its outward sign. Sometimes, other signs such as low weight, prominent . . .
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Nasrin Sayedi
