Abstract:
Malnutrition, defined as both under-nutrition and over nutrition, which includes
micronutrient deficiencies and negatively impacts both individuals and populations.
1
Under-
nutrition inhibits the body’s immune system from fighting disease and impedes cognitive,
social-emotional, and motor development. Under-nutrition contributed to 3.1 million (45
percent of) child deaths worldwide in 2011.
2
In Ethiopia nearly 1 out of every 4 reported
deaths of children is associated with under nutrition3.
