Malnutrition programmes – answers

Malnutrition programmes are most effective before the age of 2
Efforts to ..combat……………¹ malnutrition should be targeted…….² at pregnant women and …at…….³ children aged under two years, when most ..irreparable……⁴ damage happens, says a World Bank report. The report says that trying to improve nutrition later …in….⁵ life is too late, too expensive, and ..ineffective….⁶.
"There is actually a very, very tight ..window….⁷ of opportunity, which is from .conception…⁸ through to the first two years of life. If we miss this window we ..miss…..⁹ a whole ..generation…¹⁰," said Meera Shekar, a senior ..nutrition…¹¹ specialist at the World Bank and the report’s …..lead….¹² author.
"Nearly 60% of children who die ….from (or of)….¹³ common diseases like diarrhoea and malaria ..could have ¹⁴ ultimately ..survived…..¹⁵ had they not been .malnourished……¹⁶, " she said.
The report recommends improving the care of mothers together with childcare ..practices……¹⁷ to reduce the incidence..¹⁸ of low ..birth-weight…¹⁹ and to improve the feeding ..of..²⁰ infants.