Poor child nutrition still causes major problems in the developing world – despite some progress, experts say.
A third of deaths in children under five in those countries are linked to poor diet, a report by Unicef suggests.
It also reveals 195m children – one in three – have stunted growth, even though rates have fallen since 1990.
Unicef said the number of underweight children also remained high, with many countries struggling to hit official targets to halve the figures.
An estimated 129m children are underweight.
Rates of stunted growth are higher because while some children may be a normal weight – in fact some can even be overweight – the food they are getting is of such poor quality they they have growth problems.
Experts warn that such a condition is often irreversible and effectively condemns children to a lifetime of poor health.
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Unicef chief Ann Veneman said: “Undernutrition steals a child’s strength and makes illnesses that the body CLICK HERE TO Continue reading Poor nutrition ’stunting growth’
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