Children, who are well and fed adequately, are supposed to grow in length and weight according to their age following an expected standard. Failure for this to happen can lead to growth faltering (undernutrition) or overweight (overnutrition), which is broadly referred to as malnutrition.

In this Unit, you will learn the definition of malnutrition, the types of malnutrition and their underlying causes. Start Section 1 to learn more about what malnutrition is.