Long-term and intergenerational impacts of famine: why preventing and treating child malnutrition must be seen as an investment and not a cost

Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Feb;119(2):239-240. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.12.001. Epub 2023 Dec 29.

Authors

Marko Kerac¹, Mengling Cheng²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 38309820
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.12.001

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Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Child
Child Nutrition Disorders* / prevention & control
China
Famine
Female
Humans
Malnutrition* / prevention & control
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
Starvation*

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