Professor: Nutrition has 'profound effect on health'

In settings with insufficient material and social resources, children are not able to achieve their full growth and developmental potential.

While there have been some improvements in nutritional conditions in recent years, the extent of these conditions remains high with serious detrimental health consequences.

The high number of child deaths related to both stunting and wasting is unacceptable, and at the same time, rising levels of obesity ... will have vast implications for future health care expenditures and the overall development of nations.