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111neurological disorders : a public health approachChronic food defi cits affect about 792 million people in the world (1). Malnutrition directly or indirectly affects a variety of organ systems including the central nervous system (CNS). A number of nutritional conditions are included in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, such as protein energy malnutri-tion, iodine defi ciency, vitamin A defi ciency, and iron defi ciency anaemia. Over 15% of the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost globally are estimated to be from malnutrition (2).This section focuses on neurological disorders associated with malnutrition. In addition, it touches briefl y on the ingestion of toxic substances in food or alcohol, as these also contribute to neurological disorders .
neurological disorders: a public health approach 113 to assess the growth performance (this applies only to growing subjects, i.e. children). A person who is too thin is said to be “wasted” and the phenomenon is generally called
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