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The document discusses how nutrition, infection, and inflammation can impact stunting and linear growth in children. It examines how deficiencies in specific nutrients or foods as well as inflammation can inhibit endochondral ossification and reduce growth. Animal studies show protein and zinc in particular stimulate growth, but inflammation from infections can block this. Observational human studies link stunting to poor plant-based diets, while intervention studies provide some evidence for deficiencies o

Author

Adar Lázaro

Language

EN