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Undernutrition

Undernutrition is a state of deficient intake, absorption, or utilization of energy and essential nutrients, manifesting as wasting (low weight-for-height), stunting (low height-for-age), underweight, and micronutrient deficiencies. It impairs immune function, physical growth, cognitive development, and clinical res…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 44× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2691-5014 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Undernutrition is a state of deficient intake, absorption, or utilization of energy and essential nutrients, manifesting as wasting (low weight-for-height), stunting (low height-for-age), underweight, and micronutrient deficiencies. It impairs immune function, physical growth, cognitive development, and clinical resilience, and is a leading contributor to childhood morbidity and mortality, often coexisting with overweight in the double burden of malnutrition. Assessment relies heavily on anthropometry, and the evolution of anthropometric methods, including structural-equation and composite approaches, supports more accurate classification of nutritional status. Research in this area characterizes nutritional status and health outcomes among women and children, examines micronutrient deficiencies such as vitamin B12 inadequacy in children, and investigates the determinants and prevalence of undernutrition in under-five populations across varied settings. Studies address the influence of environmental sanitation and hygiene on nutritional status, context-specific complementary feeding recommendations, the severity and management of wasting through therapeutic feeding programmes, and nutrition in vulnerable groups including infants with complex physiology and older adults. The interplay of feeding practices, household conditions, and disease underpins prevention and treatment strategies. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the epidemiology, assessment, and management of undernutrition, with emphasis on maternal and child populations and the social and environmental determinants of nutritional status.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

Evolution of Anthropometry in Malnutrition

Phadke M.Corresponding author
Sr.Adv, Public Health, Govt. of Mah, UNICEF, Mumbai, India
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 8 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-3111

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 44 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Undernutrition, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Pediatric Health And Nutrition (ISSN 2691-5014).

Journal editorial board
Narcis Flavius Tepeneu · Romania Ann Scheimann · United States Stefan Bittmann · Germany

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