Malnutrition is a condition that affects bodily capacities of an individual, including growth, pregnancy, lactation, resistance to illness, and cognitive and physical development.[1] Malnutrition is commonly used in reference to undernourishment, or a condition in which an individual's diet does not include sufficient calories and proteins to sustain physiological needs, but it also includes overnourishment, or the consumption of excess calories.[2]
Other terms exist to describe the specific effects of malnutrition on the body. Stunting refers to low height for age with reference to a population of healthy children. It is an indicator of chronic malnutrition, and high stunting levels are associated with poor socioeconomic conditions and a greater risk of exposure to adverse conditions such as illness.[3] Wasting refers to low weight for height with reference to a population of healthy children.[3] In most cases, it reflects a recent and acute weight loss associated with famine or disease.[3]
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. Stunting can also have adverse effects on cognitive development, school performance, adult productivity and income, and maternal reproductive outcome.[3] The problem of stunting is most prevalent in the highland and jungle regions of Peru, disproportionately affecting rural areas within these regions.[5]
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