The average smallholding of just over half an acre (0.25 hectares) is too small to feed a family-hence the continent's widespread stunting.
maternal depression was associated with early childhood underweight and stunting.
Malnutrition is rife: 6 out of 10 children show signs of stunting, and are vulnerable to disease.
All countries are on track when underweight is used to assess progress towards the target prevalence, but only 6 of them are on track when stunting is used instead.
What makes the stunting of children's lives and bodies more shocking in peru's case is that the country is enjoying a boom.
By stunting the growth of capillaries necessary for nourishing the burgeoning mouse tumors.
any of several virus diseases of plants characterized by stunting and yellowing of the leaves.
Early identification, treatment and prevention of maternal depression may help reduce child stunting and underweight in developing countries.
Absolute and relative socioeconomic inequality in stunting was measured by means of the slope index and the concentration index of inequality, respectively.
Subanalysis of three longitudinal studies showed a stronger effect: the or for underweight was 2.2 (95% CI: 1.5-3.2) and for stunting, 2.0 (95% CI: 1.0-3.9).