Malnutrition

The human body needs vitamins to survive. They are a vital part of our wellbeing and have a role in every single process that is carried out in the body – and yet the body does not make its own vitamins. These must be acquired from the diet…

Encouraging women in the developing world to grow their own vegetables can be a step on the way to ridding the world of malnutrition. The World Vegetable Centre, a not-for-profit research institute, aims to alleviate poverty and…

If you’re trying to fight malnutrition, carb-based staples such as wheat and rice won’t do the job effectively. Your body will be lacking in vital vitamins and minerals which you need in order to function effectively. The best way to…

According to a study led by the Washington University School of Medicine, a form of severe acute childhood malnutrition is caused by bacteria living in the intestine. This discovery came as the result of a study of young twins in Malawi, in…

You may think of malnutrition as something that only affects the wellbeing of starving people in developing countries, but malnutrition is defined as a condition where you don’t have enough energy for your body to maintain you wellness,…