ReviewPaediatrics and international child health2014
Malnutrition and disability: unexplored opportunities for collaboration.
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- The Nutritional Status of Individuals Adopted Internationally as Children: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Barriers to access and utilization of healthcare by children with neurological impairments and disability in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Wellcome open research · 2021Pooled it
- Malnutrition and Childhood Disability in Turkana, Kenya: Results from a Case-Control Study.PloS one · 2015Trial
- Nutritional status and mental health burden among adults living with disabilities in urban Ghana: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Assessment of Undernutrition Among Under 5 Children in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Undernutrition and Feeding Difficulties Among Children with Disabilities in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Children with disabilities in nutrition programmes: Thematic analysis of training and guidelines.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Comparison of nutritional status between adults with and without disabilities: a population-based cross-sectional study in South Korea.Nutrition research and practice · 2025Article
- [Factors associated with nutritional risk among disabled persons in the Republic of Korea: a cross-sectional study using 2020 Disability and Life Dynamics Panel].Korean journal of community nutrition · 2025Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Screening Tool for Feeding Problems (STEP) in Saudi children with developmental disabilities aged 4-18 years.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Disease trajectories and medical expenditures of older adults with disabilities: insights from China's long-term care insurance program.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of the Positive deviance and parent facilitator training strategies on the nutritional status of children and youth with cerebral palsy: A quasi-randomised trial with a factorial design.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Untreated early childhood caries is a potential disability: policy and programme implications for Africa.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Review
- Malnutrition among students with visual impairment studying in integrated public schools of Nepal.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- Investigation of feeding and nutritional problems related to long-term enteral nutrition support among children with disabilities: a pilot study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Children with disabilities lack access to nutrition, health and WASH services: A secondary data analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Exploring Collaborative Efforts Toward Promoting Better Eating Habits among Autistic Children in the United Arab Emirates.The Linacre quarterly · 2024Article
- Nutritional status of children with neurodevelopmental disorders: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary-level hospital in northern Bangladesh.BMC nutrition · 2024Article
- Are children with disabilities more likely to be malnourished than children without disabilities? Evidence from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys in 30 countries.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2024Article
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Abstract
There is increasing international interest in the links between malnutrition and disability: both are major global public health problems, both are key human rights concerns, and both are currently prominent within the global health agenda. In this review, interactions between the two fields are explored and it is argued that strengthening links would lead to important mutual benefits and synergies. At numerous points throughout the life-cycle, malnutrition can cause or contribute to an individual's physical, sensory, intellectual or mental health disability. By working more closely together, these problems can be transformed into opportunities: nutrition services and programmes for children and adults can act as entry points to address and, in some cases, avoid or mitigate disability; disability programmes can improve nutrition for the children and adults they serve. For this to happen, however, political commitment and resources are needed, as are better data.
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