Malnutrition is a leading cause of death in children under age 5, and nearly 150 million children globally under this age ...

Micronutrients play a powerful role in shaping a child’s physical and mental development, when these are missing, even in ...

For the first time in history, obesity has surpassed those underweight as the most common form of malnutrition among ...

ew research reveals that fathers' alcohol consumption during pregnancy can negatively impact children's growth and cognitive ...

Traditional, healthy diets are being replaced by ultra-processed foods, often high in sugar and additives, the UN agency says ...

" Our findings show that children whose fathers drank alcohol were more likely to be shorter, have smaller heads, and score ...

For the first time, more school-aged children are obese than underweight around the world, with the exception of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The warning came in a report released on Wednesday ...

While undernutrition remains a significant concern in most low- and middle-income countries, the number of overweight and ...

The first 1,000 days of life, from birth to age 2, are crucial to a child’s physical growth, brain development and emotional ...

Slow growth occurs when a child is not growing at the average rate for their age. The delay may be due to an underlying health condition, such as growth hormone deficiency. Some growth problems are ...

The primary sign of growth hormone deficiency in children is short stature. Adults may have decreased muscle mass and increased body fat, as well as other problems such as heart disease and depression ...