Early and Long-term Consequences of Nutritional Stunting: From Childhood to Adulthood: Early and Long-term Consequences of Nutritional Stunting

Early and Long-term Consequences of Nutritional Stunting: From Childhood to Adulthood

Early and Long-term Consequences of Nutritional Stunting

Authors

  • Vincenzo De Sanctis Quisisana Hospital, Ferrara
  • Ashraf Soliman Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
  • Nada Alaaraj Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
  • Shayma Ahmed Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
  • Fawziya Alyafei Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
  • Noor Hamed Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar

Keywords:

Stunting, nutrition, growth, cognition, early and long-term consequences

Abstract

Summary. Linear growth failure (stunting) in childhood is the most prevalent form of undernutrition globally. The debate continues as to whether children who become stunted before age 24 months can catch up in growth and cognitive functions later in their lives. The potentially irreparable physical and neurocognitive damage that accompanies stunted growth is a major obstacle to human development. This review aims at evaluation and summarizing the published research covering the different aspects of stunting from childhood to adulthood.

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De Sanctis V, Soliman A, Alaaraj N, Ahmed S, Alyafei F, Hamed N. Early and Long-term Consequences of Nutritional Stunting: From Childhood to Adulthood: Early and Long-term Consequences of Nutritional Stunting. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2021 Feb. 16 [cited 2024 Oct. 9];92(1):11346. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/11346