BACKGROUND Early childhood is a critical stage of physical and cognitive growth that forms the foundation of future wellbeing. Stunted growth is presented in one of every 4 children worldwide and contributes to developmental impairment and under-five mortality. Better understanding of early growth patterns should allow for early detection and intervention in malnutrition. We aimed to characteri...

Although genetics, maternal undernutrition and low birth weight status certainly play a role in child growth, dietary insufficiency and infectious diseases are key risk factors for linear growth faltering during early childhood. A primary goal of the Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development (MAL-ED) stud...

Background: The growth of .300 million children ,5 y old was mildly, moderately, or severely stunted worldwide in 2010. However, national estimates of the human capital and financial losses due to growth faltering in early childhood are not available. Objective: We quantified the economic cost of growth faltering in developing countries. Design: We combined the most recent country-level estimat...

AIM To determine the timing of growth faltering among under 3 year old children. METHODS Prospective population based cohort study in Lungwena, rural Malawi, southeast Africa. A total of 767 live born babies were regularly visited from birth until 3 years of age. Weight, height, and mid upper arm circumference were measured at monthly intervals until 18 months and at three month intervals the...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether prenatal vitamin A and/or Zn supplementation affects postnatal growth. DESIGN Follow-up of a randomized controlled trial monitoring growth in children from birth up to 24 months of age. SETTING Central Java, Indonesia. SUBJECTS Children (n 343) of mothers participating in a double-blinded, randomized controlled study of vitamin A and/or Zn supplementation du...

BACKGROUND The growth of >300 million children <5 y old was mildly, moderately, or severely stunted worldwide in 2010. However, national estimates of the human capital and financial losses due to growth faltering in early childhood are not available. OBJECTIVE We quantified the economic cost of growth faltering in developing countries. DESIGN We combined the most recent country-level estima...