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Define stunting and wasting. Why are these more prevalent among children in developing countries?

  • UPSC 2019
  • Economic Geography

Stunting and wasting are the two anthropometric markers of child undernutrition, defined against the WHO Child Growth Standards (2006) — one chronic, one acute.

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