Economic growth does not guarantee reduction in undernutrition, study finds

Widely held beliefs concerning the relationship of economic growth and the reduction of undernutrition in children have been challenged in a large study of child growth patterns in developing countries, published in The Lancet Global Health.Malnutrition causes the death of 2.6 million children worldwide each year. This amounts to 1 in 3 of all child deaths. A 2011 estimate considered 165 million children in developing countries to be affected by stunting, with 101 million children being underweight.



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