2022
DOI: 10.3390/children9081179
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Burden of Childhood Malnutrition: A Roadmap of Global and European Policies Promoting Healthy Nutrition for Infants and Young Children

Abstract: Childhood malnutrition is a global epidemic with significant public health ramifications. The alarming increase in childhood obesity rates, in conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic, pose major challenges. The present review aims to critically discuss policies and action plans promoting healthy nutrition among infants and children, globally. Since the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 and the joint consortium held by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF… Show more

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“…The case for nutrition is similar. Although the WHO and UNICEF have provided guidance on nutrition, there is still progress to be made in safeguarding the health of our children [139], with 144 million children under 5 suffering from stunting, 47 million being wasted, and 38.3 million being overweight in 2019 [140].…”
Section: Strategic Perspectivesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The case for nutrition is similar. Although the WHO and UNICEF have provided guidance on nutrition, there is still progress to be made in safeguarding the health of our children [139], with 144 million children under 5 suffering from stunting, 47 million being wasted, and 38.3 million being overweight in 2019 [140].…”
Section: Strategic Perspectivesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, monitoring healthy nutrition throughout the lifecycle, from infancy to childhood, adolescence, and beyond, should involve pediatricians and society as a whole [32]. Various governmental, organizational, and societal support, including WHO, UNICEF, PAHO, and WABA, have implemented important action plans to combat obesity, as summarized by Sotiraki et al [33].…”
Section: Focus On Globesity Action Plan In Childrenmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Alongside, malnutrition in its varied forms involving undernutrition, non-communicable diseases related to diet, and unhealthy diets are the chief contributors to the global burden of several diseases ( 2 , 3 ). The prevalence of malnutrition heralds a global epidemic that presents difficulties for public health ( 4 ). Viewing all such issues, food security and nutrition must be the global political priority ( 5 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%