We analyze how the nutrition transition affects child malnutrition in developing countries. It is often assumed that … the nutrition transition affects child weight but not child growth, which could be one reason why child underweight … regressions show that the nutrition transition reduces child underweight, while no consistent effect on child overweight is found …

The link between malnutrition and poor health among elementary school children and absenteeism, early dropout and poor … classroom performance as well as the effectiveness of school-based nutrition and health interventions in improving school … surveys while undertaking focus group discussions. The findings indicate that, except for inaccurate measurement of nutrition …