South African learners receiving two meals, despite being from arguably poorer backgrounds, had statistically significantly lower stunting levels than children receiving only one meal.
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Tackling the challenge of stunting in South Africa needs a convergence of science and policy along with better coordination at all levels of government.
Poor childhood conditions, such as exposure to poverty and stunting, are associated with long-term disadvantages to health, education, social adjustment and earnings.
An index developed to gauge progress towards the sustainable development goals and their targets shows that nine of the world’s worst performing countries are in Africa.
There are several lessons that the world can learn from Brazil about how to rapidly reduce child stunting in 10 years.
Inequalities in the nutritional status of poor and rich have been mitigated through various social protection policies, but children in South Africa remain at risk of malnutrition.
Adults who had a low birthweight or were undernourished as young children are more likely to experience high blood pressure and obesity.
Over the last three years Kenya has seen marked improvements in its nutrition-related targets as a result of a national nutrition plan it has implemented.
Research around the importance of the first 1000 days has been gaining traction. The latest links stunting to malnutrition in children.
There are two extremes of malnutrition at play among South Africa’s youth - both under nutrition and over nutrition.
Top contributors
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Director DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of the Western Cape
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Professor and Chief specialist scientist, South African Medical Research Council
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PhD researcher, University of Cape Town
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Professor in the Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer in Comparative Human Biology, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in Global Health, UNSW Sydney
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Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Head of department: Human Kinetics and Ergonomics, Rhodes University
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics and South African Research Chair in the Economics of Social Policy, Stellenbosch University
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CIGI chair in Gloal Migration and Development, Professor of Geography and Enviromental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Researcher at the African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town
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Principle dietitian at the Nutrition Information Centre, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Practice, Human Sciences Research Council
