Undernutrition, stunting rife: Dire state of diets among Palestinian kids underlined by new study - FoodNavigator-Asia.com


5/30/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 9 months ago
by foodnavigator-asia.com

There is a high prevalence of stunting, wasting and acute undernutrition among children under the age of five in Palestine’s Gaza Strip, a new study has concluded.

The high levels of food insecurity could also be postulated by factors such as low economic status, poor dietary intake and low levels of nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP), a… [+1366 chars]

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