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== World Helath Organization == |
== World Helath Organization == |
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The WHO also using stunting as measurement for undernutrition. According to [http://www.who.int/whosis/indicators/2007StuntedUnderweightOverweightChild/en/index.html WHO] stunting is when "height-for-age [is] less than -2 SD of the WHO Child Growth Standards median". It would be nice if this could be worked into this article.--[[User:Asdirk|Asdirk]] 16:44, 1 July 2007 (UTC) |
The WHO also using stunting as measurement for undernutrition. According to [http://www.who.int/whosis/indicators/2007StuntedUnderweightOverweightChild/en/index.html WHO] stunting is when "height-for-age [is] less than -2 SD of the WHO Child Growth Standards median". It would be nice if this could be worked into this article.--[[User:Asdirk|Asdirk]] 16:44, 1 July 2007 (UTC) |
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== Other Causes? == |
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Growing up, I'd always heard that coffee (presumably caffeine, more specifically) and cigarettes can stunt the growth of children. Is this true? And if so, shouldn't it be in the article too? [[User:MarkoOhNo|MarkoOhNo]] ([[User talk:MarkoOhNo|talk]]) 07:56, 24 August 2010 (UTC) |
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World Helath Organization
The WHO also using stunting as measurement for undernutrition. According to WHO stunting is when "height-for-age [is] less than -2 SD of the WHO Child Growth Standards median". It would be nice if this could be worked into this article.--Asdirk 16:44, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
Other Causes?
Growing up, I'd always heard that coffee (presumably caffeine, more specifically) and cigarettes can stunt the growth of children. Is this true? And if so, shouldn't it be in the article too? MarkoOhNo (talk) 07:56, 24 August 2010 (UTC)