Spotlight on Global Malnutrition: A Continuing Challenge in the 21st Century

摘要: Malnutrition as undernutrition, overnutrition, or an imbalance of specific nutrients, can be found in all countries and both community hospital settings around the world. The prevalence malnutrition is unacceptably high affects children, adolescents, pregnant women, sick older adults. has multiple underlying issues (food insecurity, chronic acute illnesses, sanitation safety, aging community), which need to addressed. At same time, direct nutrition interventions supplements micronutrient supplementation) help support immediate resolution malnutrition. Awareness clinical setting must stimulated order provide better care. Different have implemented a wide range prevent treat These include education, engagement community, problems affecting food water, routine screening assessment diagnosis (when feasible), micronutrients. Such programs are achieving improved outcomes; however, further training needed for more health workers. Many lack qualified dietetics practitioners low dietitian-to-patient ratios with suboptimal salaries. Thus, increase number empowerment desperately globally.