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  2. Undernutrition in children - Wikipedia

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    These measures of malnutrition are interrelated, but studies for the World Bank found that only 9 percent of children exhibit stunting, underweight, and wasting. [1] Children with severe acute malnutrition are very thin, but they often also have swollen hands and feet, making the internal problems more evident to health workers. [13] Children ...

  3. Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Wikipedia

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    The nominal purpose of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans is to help health professionals and policymakers to advise Americans about healthy choices for their diet. In formulating the Dietary Guidelines for 2020–2025, the US Federal government rejected the advice of the expert scientific panel to set lower targets for consumption of sugar ...

  4. Weight management - Wikipedia

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    A high protein diet relative to a low-fat or high-carbohydrate diet may increase thermogenesis and decrease appetite leading to weight reduction, [53] particularly 3-6 months into a diet when rapid weight loss is observed. [54] However, these advantages may be reduced later at 12–24 months into a diet during the slow weight loss phase. [54]

  5. Kwashiorkor - Wikipedia

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    Children with kwashiorkor often develop irritability and anorexia. Generally, kwashiorkor is treated by introducing a high quality source of protein to the diet. Ready to use therapeutic food (RUTF) as well as F-100 and F-75 milk powders, which both include skim milk powder, are recommended for the treatment of kwashiorkor. These products are ...

  6. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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    The number of underweight children has decreased since 1990, from 33 percent to 28 percent between 1990 and 2004. [2] Underweight and stunted children are more susceptible to infection, more likely to fall behind in academics and develop non-infectious diseases, ultimately affecting their livelihood. [106]

  7. Does Adderall Make You Last Longer in Bed or the Opposite? - AOL

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    While Adderall is effective as an ADHD treatment, it can cause certain side effects, including a risk of intimate side effects, such as ED. ... Underweight: 18.4 or below. Healthy weight: 18.5 to ...

  8. Dietary Reference Intake - Wikipedia

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    The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) is a system of nutrition recommendations from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) [a] of the National Academies (United States). [1] It was introduced in 1997 in order to broaden the existing guidelines known as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs, see below).

  9. Anti-obesity medication - Wikipedia

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    Weight loss drugs have been developed since the early twentieth century, and many have been banned or withdrawn from the market due to adverse effects, including deaths; other drugs proved ineffective. Although many earlier drugs were stimulants such as amphetamines, in the early 2020s, GLP-1 receptor agonists became popular for weight loss.