Poor nutrition leaves 200 million children ‘intellectually stunted’: NewsTarget.com

According to a new study by UK researchers, more than 200 million children in developing countries do not reach their full intellectual potential because of malnutrition and lack of social and cognitive stimulation.

Researchers examined information on childhood poverty from UNICEF and height statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Information on 156 countries was studied -- 126 of which frequently stunt children's growth and 88 of which have a portion of the population living in absolute poverty -- and found that 219 million of 559 million children fail to reach normal cognitive development, which can affect their learning ability and career later in life.

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