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The Bread for the World Institute, a Christian organization that targets maternal and child nutrition, recently hosted a gathering in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness for its cause. Bread for the World emphasizes child nutrition during the critical period between conception and the age of two, and educates women about basic sanitation Continue reading Bread for the World: More Efforts to Improve Maternal and Child Nutrition Even Britain’s youngest are not safe from obesity and its devastating health complications. A recent article in The London Telegraph reports that “hundreds of children under the age of three have been admitted to hospitals to be treated for obesity-related diseases that normally don’t appear until later in life.” Two noteworthy cases are that Continue reading In Britain, Obesity in the Very Young For many in India’s poorest rural communities, clinical trials can seem like the proverbial offer too good to refuse. Public health facilities are understaffed and ill-equipped to address even routine illnesses, and private care is often accompanied by crippling debt. Treatments administered for free or in exchange for economic compensation can fill a tremendous Continue reading Clinical Trials: Who Pays the Price? Between 1990 and 2004, the percent of underweight children in South Asia decreased from 33% to 27%. << Fact 4 ■ Fact 6 >> Click here to read “Global Framework for Action.” Photo via Creative Continue reading Child Nutrition: Interesting Fact 5 40% of all deaths that occur under age 5 are neonatal deaths. << Fact 5 ■ Fact 7 >> Click here to read “Future depends on diet.” Click here to read “Major causes of death in neonates and children under 5.” Photo via Creative Commons Child Nutrition: Interesting Fact 6
An estimated loss of 10% of lifetime earnings occurs because of child hunger and its negative effects on physical status and intellectual development. << Fact 1 ■ Fact 3 >> Click here to read “Global Framework for Action.” Photo via Creative Continue reading Child Nutrition: Interesting Fact 2 |
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