@article{ChasKaleKonwertetal.2016, author = {Sarah Jane Chas and M. Kale and Stefanie Konwert and Luise Mei{\"s}ler and Dnyanesh Limaye}, title = {Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Nutrition During Childhood in Germany and India}, series = {Current Therapeutic Research}, volume = {78}, number = {Supplement}, doi = {10.1016/j.curtheres.2016.05.023}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-8957}, pages = {S10 -- S11}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Malnutrition, nutritional deficiency, or undernutrition is an imbalanced nutritional status resulting from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiologic requirements. Malnutrition in childhood has both short-term consequences and long-term consequences on mental and physical health as well as the overall health development of children. Of all regions in the world, the Asia and the Pacific region has achieved the fastest rate of economic growth. There is no evidence that this rapid economic growth translates into a decline in malnutrition of children in Asian countries such as India.}, language = {en} }