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Immune Dysfunction as a Cause and Consequence of Malnutrition.

Trends in immunology

Bourke CD, Berkley JA, Prendergast AJ.
PMID: 27237815
Trends Immunol. 2016 Jun;37(6):386-398. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2016.04.003. Epub 2016 May 26.

Malnutrition, which encompasses under- and overnutrition, is responsible for an enormous morbidity and mortality burden globally. Malnutrition results from disordered nutrient assimilation but is also characterized by recurrent infections and chronic inflammation, implying an underlying immune defect. Defects emerge...

Conflict in Somalia: impact on child undernutrition.

BMJ global health

Kinyoki DK, Moloney GM, Uthman OA, Kandala NB, Odundo EO, Noor AM, Berkley JA.
PMID: 28966793
BMJ Glob Health. 2017 May 29;2(2):e000262. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000262.

INTRODUCTION: In Somalia, protracted conflict and drought have caused population displacement and livelihood destruction. There is also widespread childhood undernutrition. We aimed to determine the independent effects of conflict on wasting and stunting among children aged 6-59 months nationwide...

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