2 billion people are underweight and 1 billion are hungry
The percentage of underweight children (low weight for age) can reflect 'wasting' (low weight for height, indicating acute weight loss), 'stunting' (low height for age) or both.


The mortality risk of children who are even mildly underweight is increased, and severely underweight children are at even greater risk.


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Agriculture, food and land use »Agriculture, food and land use
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Improving Diet and Nutrition »Improving Diet and Nutrition
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1. Challenges for global diet & nutrition »1. Challenges for global diet & nutrition
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Large-scale malnutrition in developing and developed countries »Large-scale malnutrition in developing and developed countries
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2 billion people are underweight and 1 billion are hungry
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Malnutrition leads to loss of 10% of lifetime earnings »Malnutrition leads to loss of 10% of lifetime earnings
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Stunting – low height for age »Stunting – low height for age
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Wasting – low weight for height »Wasting – low weight for height
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Increased risk of early death »Increased risk of early death
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Increased risk of infectious diseases »Increased risk of infectious diseases
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