Undernutrition can see children dangerously thin for their height (wasting), or their growth permanently impeded (stunting).
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主要营养素摄入量不足可能会削弱免疫系统,损害大脑发育,加剧贫血和失明等症状的风险。
Inadequateintake of key nutrients may weaken immune systems, impair brain development, and worsen the risk of conditions such as anaemia and blindness.
New worldwide estimates suggest that stunting among children younger than 5 years declined from 198 million to 155 million between 2000 and 2016 (1) .
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然而,消除一切形式的营养不良的进展仍然有限和不足,它仍然是大多数区域和国家的严重关切。
According to the Global Nutrition Report (2) , scores of countries are on track to achieve global targets for stunting and wasting reduction among the under-5s by 2025.
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约有5200万儿童仍然消瘦,其中三分之二以上生活在亚洲 (1) 。
About 52 million children remain wasted, more than two-thirds of whom live in Asia (1) .
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作为一个群体,低收入国家发育迟缓的儿童现在比2000年更多 (1) 。
As a group, low-income countries have more stunted children now than in 2000 (1) .