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  2. Underweight - Wikipedia

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    Using the body mass index as a measure of weight-related health, with data from 2014, age-standardised global prevalence of underweight in women and men were 9.7% and 8.8%, respectively. These values were lower than what was reported for 1975 as 14.6% and 13.8%, respectively, indicating a worldwide reduction in the extent of undernutrition.

  3. Epidemiology of malnutrition - Wikipedia

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    Note: This table measures "undernourishment", as defined by the FAO, and represents the number of people consuming (on average for years 2010 to 2012) less than the minimum amount of food energy (measured in kilocalories per capita per day) necessary for the average person to stay in good health while performing light physical activity.

  4. File:Body mass index chart.svg - Wikipedia

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    This W3C-invalid chart was created with Adobe Illustrator. This Adobe SVG chart is very large because its creator kept the superfluous Adobe PGF or other CDATA garbage The file size of this SVG chart may be irrationally large because its text has been converted to paths inhibiting translations.

  5. Undernutrition in children - Wikipedia

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    The World Health Organization estimates that malnutrition accounts for 54 percent of child mortality worldwide, [5] about 1 million children. [2] Another estimate also by WHO states that childhood underweight is the cause for about 35% of all deaths of children under the age of five years worldwide. [6]

  6. Body roundness index - Wikipedia

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    Other indices of body and fat mass, such as BMI and waist-to-height ratio, have undergone more research evaluation and longitudinal clinical applications than BRI, and may be better predictors of fat distribution (e.g., visceral vs. subcutaneous fat) for estimating health risks.

  7. Malnutrition - Wikipedia

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    Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. [11] [12] Specifically, it is a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients which adversely affects the body's tissues and form.

  8. Template:Medical cases chart/doc - Wikipedia

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    This template should be used for all outbreak, epidemic and pandemic medical cases charts based on {{}} to maintain consistency. It displays horizontal bars for up to 5 different classifications of cases for each valid date or interval.

  9. Malnutrition in Peru - Wikipedia

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    UNICEF statistics collected between 2008 and 2012 indicate that the level of stunting in Peru is 19.5%. [4] The percentage of the population that is underweight is 4.1%, and 9.8% of the population is overweight. [4] The physical effects of stunting are permanent, as children are unlikely to regain the loss in height and corresponding weight.