Measuring Undernutrition Text Extracted from: The World Food Problem Leathers & Foster, 2004 http://www.lastfirst.net/images/product/R004548.jpg
Measuring Undernutrition Clinical assessment Measurements Swelling Eye tests Biochemical assessment Blood tests Anemia Dietary assessment Survey of food eaten http://www.globalaware.org/Images/MLW112sm.jpg
Anthropometric Measurements Comparisons made to reference population Height Weight Body Fat Arm circumference Stunting Low height for age Underweight Low weight for age Wasting Low weight for height Same age girls http://www.worldhunger.org/images/bangcousins.jpg
Stunting Stunting: low height for age Over 200 million children are stunted 40% of all preschool children in developing countries http://lh3.ggpht.com/_B9ewHcmqIAA/RpwXq1CfJ1I/AAAAAAAAAss/V145foIlbcw/Kenya+2007+1401.jpg
Stunting http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/earth/images/final-images/stunting-map.gif
Underweight Low weight for age 150 million children are underweight 26% of world’s children http://www.squidoo.com/make_a_difference
Underweight http://www.msf.org.za/MalnutritionCampaign/pics/map_hotspots_large.jpg
Wasted Below normal weight for height 52 million children are wasted Two thirds of these live in Asia half in South Asia http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2006/03/30/mn_africa26_032_mac.jpg
Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) Easy way to determine undernutrition in preschool children upper arm circumference doesn’t change much Normal Over 14 cm Undernourished 12.5-14 cm Severely undernourished Under 12.5 cm http://www.cooler-marketing.com/img/MUAC31.jpg
Undernutrition About 55% of the 11 million deaths among under-five children each year in the developing world are associated with undernutrition http://www.unicef.org/sowc98/figure1.gif