Diagnosis of acute malnutrition is based on arm circumference and weight for height because clinical manifestations are often difficult to recognize. If either arm circumference or weight is lower than the threshold, acute malnutrition is diagnosed.

Stunting in children seriously affects their learning ability and physical condition. If the disease is not treated and prevented early, it will negatively affect their overall development in the future. Changing the diet for stunted children is a good improvement measure that parents need to pay special attention to.

Protein-energy malnutrition is an important issue for improving the health of children in developing countries and in Vietnam today. This is a pathological condition caused by infection, occurring when the diet is poor in protein and energy for a long time, leading to slow physical and mental development of children.

Malnourished babies in the womb will encounter major obstacles in their development, and the risk of premature birth, stillbirth, birth defects and developmental delays is much higher than normal.

Up to 10-20% of children born weighing less than 2.5 kg suffer from fetal malnutrition. Children who are malnourished in the womb, at any level, are harmed in their long-term development.

Malnutrition is a condition in which a child’s body is not provided with enough energy, protein and other trace elements to ensure normal development. In addition to methods of caring for malnourished children such as cleaning the living environment and changing the diet, parents should pay attention to deworming their children periodically.

The average weight of a healthy newborn baby is 3kg and the height is about 50cm. If the baby weighs less than 2.5kg, it may be premature or have fetal malnutrition.

Children with protein deficiency malnutrition will have slow physical and mental development. So what is protein-energy malnutrition? What causes protein deficiency malnutrition?

Nutrition is one of the most important factors of the external environment that affects the development of children. A child with malnutrition will not develop to its full potential. When nutrition is not reasonable, height, weight, chest circumference, and skeletal system develop much more slowly, and at the same time, the body's resistance decreases.

Anemia in children causes many problems, making it difficult for children to develop comprehensively. One of the effective ways to treat this disease is to provide enough nutrients that children lack through their daily diet.

Short stature is the term doctors use for a child who is short (has a height below the third percentile for age and sex on a growth chart). Doctors track these numbers over time to see if the child is growing healthily.