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A lack of micro-nutrients can lead to hidden hunger, causing severe underlying deficiencies that can hamper the overall growth and development of children.
MRI is a common technique used to obtain images of human internal organs and tissues.
Unlike other places in the North India, the humidity levels at Muzzafarpur are alarmingly high at night, which adversely affect the health of children here.
Published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, the study shows that obese four-year-old kids have a doubled risk of high blood pressure by age six.
The study found that physical activity in toddlers as young as three years old benefits blood vessel health and cardiovascular fitness.
Low socioeconomic status and the experience of traumatic stressful events are also linked to accelerated puberty and brain maturation and abnormal brain development.
Type 2 diabetes is most often diagnosed in middle age or later, with its symptoms slowly developing over many years.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the number of overweight or obese infants and young children rose from 32 million globally in 1990 to 41 million in 2016.
For the findings, the researchers analysed data from 28,184 racially and ethnically diverse children between one to four years.
The researchers found higher myoinositol concentrations in the brain - a marker of the brain's neuroinflammatory response to traffic-related air pollution.
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