NEW THIS MONDAY: LANCET SERIES ON MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION

Sunday, 9th of June 2013

MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION

With 2015 only two years ago, this Lancet collection on nutrition is timely. Will countries reach the MDG reductions in under-five and maternal mortality if they fail to incorporate the knowleldge gained in recent years on maternal and child nutrition?

Good reading.
Bob Davis

Lancet Series, June 6, 2013

Executive summary

Maternal and child undernutrition was the subject of a Series of papers in The Lancet in 2008. Five years after the initial series, we re-evaluate the problems of maternal and child undernutrition and also examine the growing problems of overweight and obesity for women and children, and their consequences in low-income and middle-income countries. Many of these countries are said to have the double burden of malnutrition: continued stunting of growth and deficiencies of essential nutrients along with the emerging issue of obesity. We also assess national progress in nutrition programmes and international efforts toward previous recommendations. Read the entire Executive Summary athttp://download.thelancet.com/flatcontentassets/pdfs/nutrition-eng.pdf