
Nutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nutrition is a critical part of health and development. Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health, stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower …
Food fortification - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 13, 2021 · Fortification is the practice of deliberately increasing the content of one or more micronutrients (i.e., vitamins and minerals) in a food or condiment to improve the nutritional …
Nutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nutrition is a critical part of health and development. Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health, stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower …
Healthy diet - World Health Organization (WHO)
A healthy diet is essential for good health and nutrition. It protects you against many chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Eating a variety of …
Malnutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 7, 2025 · Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition covers 2 broad groups of conditions. One is …
Fact sheets - Malnutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 1, 2024 · Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition addresses 3 broad groups of conditions: …
Food fortification - World Health Organization (WHO)
Feb 14, 2022 · Fortification has been identified as one of the most cost-effective nutrition interventions available, particularly for low- and middle-income countries. Fortification of …
Developing nutrition guidelines - World Health Organization (WHO)
In order to achieve a world free of all forms of malnutrition, WHO supports Member States to ensure universal access to effective nutrition actions and to healthy and sustainable diets. To …
Anaemia - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 10, 2025 · Anaemia is an indicator of both poor nutrition and poor health. It is problematic on its own, but it can also impact other global public health concerns such as stunting and …
Healthy diet - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 29, 2020 · WHO fact sheet on healthy diet with key facts and information on essential dietary elements, practical advice, salt, sodium and potassium, sugars, health diet promotion, WHO …