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ReviewPulmonary therapy2024

The Impact of Malnutrition on the Developing Lung and Long-Term Lung Health: A Narrative Review of Global Literature.

Ramiyya Tharumakunarajah, Alice Lee, Daniel B Hawcutt, Nicola L Harman, Ian P Sinha

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Review in Pulmonary therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Implications of year 1 Trump Administration policies for Americans' lung health.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2026
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  5. The Developmental Origins of Asthma and COPD.Annual review of physiology · 2026
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  8. Development of the Respiratory System During Adolescence.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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  20. Facing stress and inflammation: From the cell to the planet.World journal of experimental medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ramiyya TharumakunarajahRoyal Preston Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK.
Alice LeeDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Daniel B HawcuttDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Nicola L HarmanHealth Data Science, University of Liverpool, Institute of Population Health, Block F Waterhouse Building, Liverpool, UK.
Ian P SinhaDepartment of Respiratory Paediatrics, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK. iansinha@liverpool.ac.uk.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Worldwide, over 2 billion children under the age of 5 experience stunting, wasting, or are underweight. Malnutrition contributes to 45% of all deaths in this age group (approximately 3.1 million deaths) [1]. Poverty, food insecurity, suboptimal feeding practices, climate change, and conflict are all contributing factors. Malnutrition causes significant respiratory problems, including increased risk of respiratory infections, impaired lung function, and increased risk of subsequent adult respiratory disease, including asthma, COPD, and lung cancer. Childhood malnutrition not only has serious consequences for children's health but it also has numerous consequences on wellbeing and educational attainment. Childhood malnutrition is a complex and multifaceted problem. However, by understanding and addressing the underlying causes, and investing in prevention and treatment programs, it is possible to maximize children's health and wellbeing on a global scale. This narrative review will focus on the impact of childhood malnutrition on lung development, the consequent respiratory disease, and what actions can be taken to reduce the burden of malnutrition on lung health.

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DevelopmentMalnutritionPediatricsRespiratory

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PMID38758409
PMCPMC11282003

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