Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth leading cause of death and third most commonly diagnosed cancer around the globe. Although diet plays an essential role in the development of colorectal cancer, there is little information ...

Malnutrition is the most common childhood nutritional disorder characterised by stunting and wasting in children below two years old due to inappropriate feeding practices. Proper infant and young child feeding practices ...

Stunting is a form of undernutrition in which affected children are too short for their age. Stunting affects 21.3 % of children under five years globally. The prevalence of stunting in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019 was 34%, ...

International Code on marketing BMS was developed by the World Health Organization, to protect lactating mothers and healthcare personnel from commercial pressure by BMS manufacturers. Nursing officers are obligated to ...

Nutrition among the elderly persons is associated with the quality of life (QoL) and functional quality. Malnutrition is prevalent among the elderly who are a particularly vulnerable group. Studies show that up to half ...

Anaemia is the most common medical related disorder during pregnancy, and has become a major health related problem in a large number of developing nations, mainly where deficiency in nutrition, worm infestation and malaria ...

Breastfeeding has always been the ideal feeding practice for infants. Despite efforts by the county and national government as well as non-governmental organisations, breastfeeding uptake in Garissa County was low. The ...

In the World, a deficiency of iron is the most common nutrition disorder affecting more than 30% of the global populace more so children and women. Countries in the developing world are working in programs on implementing ...

The deficiency of Vitamin A increases child vulnerability to stunting whose effects are permanent if not managed early and spilling over into adulthood. The study aimed to measure the outcome of vitamin A routine supplement ...

Undernourishment is one of the foremost reasons of disease and mortality among children under the age of five in Sub-Saharan Africa. Significant illnesses and deaths across the world have been associated with malnutrition, ...