Stunting and Wasting in Asia

According to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Bank Group, more than half of all stunted children, almost half of all overweight children and more than two-thirds of all wasted children live in Asia.


Stunted children are usually physically too short for their age. 

Wasting, or acute malnutrition, is the result of recent rapid weight loss or the failure to gain weight.

Why does stunting and wasting occur?

What are the impacts of stunting and wasting?

How can stunting and wasting be reduced?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theaseanpost.com/article/malnutrition-southeast-asia%3famp


Surprised to read there is stunting in Singapore too.

In Singapore, 2.8 per cent of children aged five or younger in 2020 were stunted, down from 4.4 per cent in 2000.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/what-stunting-is-and-why-it-is-a-serious-problem-that-could-span-generations?



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