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Wiley Online Library: Pediatric Blood and Cancer

A Framework for Adapted Nutritional Therapy for Children With Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Report From the SIOP PODC Nutrition Working Group

Publication

27 Sep 2024

Clinicians caring for children with cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are often faced with managing complicated nutritional conditions alongside delivering the cancer therapy. Thus, the delivery of appropriate nutritional support based on available infrastructure is essential in order to optimize health outcomes for children with cancer located in LMICs. The Nutrition Working Grou...

PublicationCancerNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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Thalassaemia International Federation

Nutrition in Thalassaemia and Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (PKD)

Publication

07 Apr 2024

Nutrition holds a significant position in the lives of individuals afflicted with thalassaemia and other hereditary anaemias. As part of its enduring commitment to generating guidelines and educational materials for healthcare professionals, TIF is honored to unveil its most recent publication, the&nbsp;‘Nutrition Guidelines in Thalassemia &amp; PKD‘, explicitly crafted to cater to the dist...

PublicationNutrition and food safety

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International Pediatric Association (IPA)

Childhood Obesity as a Global Problem: a Cross-sectional Survey on Global Awareness and National Program Implementation

Article

28 Mar 2024

The rising global epidemic of childhood obesity is a major public health challenge. Despite the urgency, there is a lack of data on the awareness and implementation of preventative measures. The aim of this study was to identify areas for improvement in the prevention and management of childhood obesity worldwide. Participants were aware of WHO’s guidance concerning childhood obesity (78.6%), wh...

ArticlePublicationDiabetesHealth promotionNutrition and food safety

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World Obesity Federation

World Obesity Atlas 2024

Publication

20 Mar 2024

A report providing a&nbsp;comprehensive overview of obesity rates and trends worldwide, with clear projections as to how the trajectory of the fallout from obesity is likely to affect the world.

PublicationMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rights+6

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World Health Organization

Infant and young child feeding

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Mar 2024

Key facts Every infant and child has the right to good nutrition according to the "Convention on the Rights of the Child". Undernutrition is associated with 45% of child deaths. Globally in 2022, 149 million children under 5 were estimated to be stunted (too short for age), 45 million were estimated to be wasted (too thin for height), and 37 million were overweight or obese. About 44%...

Briefs & Fact SheetsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Malnutrition

Briefs & Fact Sheets

07 Mar 2024

Key facts Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight, obesity, and resulting diet-related noncommunicable diseases. In 2022, 2.5 billion adults were overweight, including 890 million who were living with obesity, while 390 million were underweight. Globally in 2022, 149 million children under 5 wer...

Briefs & Fact SheetsNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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World Health Organization

Obesity and overweight

Briefs & Fact Sheets

01 Mar 2024

Key facts In 2022, 1 in 8 people in the world were living with obesity.&nbsp; Worldwide adult obesity has more than doubled since 1990, and adolescent obesity has quadrupled. In 2022, 2.5 billion adults (18 years and older) were overweight. Of these, 890 million were living with obesity. In 2022, 43% of adults aged 18 years and over were overweight and 16% were living with obesity. I...

Briefs & Fact SheetsNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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Frontiers in Nutrition

Nutritional assessment and dietary intervention among survivors of childhood cancer: current landscape and a look to the future

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29 Jan 2024

Over 85% of childhood cancer patients become long-term survivors. Still, cancer and its therapies are associated with a myriad of long-term complications such that childhood cancer survivors (CCS) endure excess disease burden, morbidity, and mortality throughout their lifetimes. Existing literature suggests that CCS maintain poor dietary intake and nutritional status. Thus, as childhood cancer cur...

PublicationCancerNutrition and food safetyUnhealthy diets

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WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Regional expert meeting on policy action for healthy diets, with a focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries 1

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03 Jan 2024

WHO has been supporting EMR Member States in their efforts to achieve nutrition-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the global and regional nutrition targets. Some progress has been made, and more technical support is needed to accelerate implementation of the relevant policy actions to improve the “food systems for health” package and the nutritional quality of foods in the regio...

PublicationNutrition and food safetyPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets

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PAN American Health Organization (PAHO)

Nutritional Care Guide for Pediatric Cancer

Guide

15 Aug 2023

This guide has been developed as part of the World Health Organization's Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, known as "Cure All Americas," with the primary purpose of alleviating the challenges faced by pediatric oncology patients. Its mission is to ensure that these young patients enjoy a full and high-quality life while receiving comprehensive nutritional care throughout the course of their...

GuideReportCancerNutrition and food safetyPhysical inactivity+1

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WHO Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean

Stories from the field: sharing successful strategies from the Eastern Mediterranean Region in mitigating noncommunicable diseases and mental health disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

01 Jan 2023

This publication concentrates on unpublished accounts of what Eastern Mediterranean Region countries have done to address noncommunicable diseases and mental health issues, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is not to give a complete picture of each country’s overall strategy, but to share knowledge and experience with other countries around the world as we confront the global...

Multisectoral ActionMultistakeholder CollaborationAccess to essential medicines and servicesCommunicable diseasesEnvironment, climate change and health+3

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Science Direct: Trends in Food Science & Technology

ICONIC: An international task force supporting collaboration in nutrition and cancer globally

Publication

15 Aug 2022

Background Cancer represents a major cause of mortality globally and by 2050 will be the major cause of ill health and death across the world, most particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). For forty years, there has been increasing recognition of the need to better understand how the modifiable factors related to diet, nutrition and&nbsp;physical activity&nbsp;can influence the...

PublicationCancerNutrition and food safetyPhysical inactivityUnhealthy diets

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