Meet the editors

Dr. Farhan Saeed is a tenured Associate Professor at the Institute of Home & Food Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan. In 2016, he was awarded an Endeavor Research Fellowship by the Australian Government. Dr. Saeed has published more than 156 articles and 15 book chapters. He has presented his research internationally in China and the United Arab Emirates. He was recently selected to receive a

Global Korean Scholarship (GKS) for postdoctoral study at Kyungpook National University (KNU), South Korea.

Dr. Aftab Ahmed has been an Associate Professor at Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan, since 2016. He obtained a Ph.D. from the same university in 2015. He has published more than fifty journal papers and ten book chapters. He is a reviewer for several international journals. Dr. Ahmed has presented his research works internationally at Huazhong University Wuhan, China, and at the 8th Asia-Pacific Probiotic

Symposium in Malaysia. He has received funding for two research projects from the Higher Education Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Dr. Muhammad Afzaal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science at Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he is also involved in various other assignments as a Business Manager-BIC and Lab Incharge (Food Safety and Biotechnology). Dr. Afzaal has accumulated around 10 years of teaching and research experience and has actively participated in numerous

national and international research projects. He has over 100 publications to his credit, which include two books and ten book chapters. Dr. Afzaal has supervised twenty-five MS students and three Ph.D. students. He is a reviewer for several international journals and holds the position of Secretary in the Pakistan Society of Food Scientists & Technologists (PSFST), Faisalabad chapter, of which he is also a life member.

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Preface

Malnutrition is becoming a major concern in developing countries due to a lack of facilities for post-harvest handling and improper supply chain management, because of which millions of tons of food are wasted each year. Shortage of food in many areas results in malnourished populations, especially children. According to recent statistics, more than 149 million children worldwide younger than 5 years were malnourished (wasted or obese) in 2020. Of these children, 3.1 million die every year due to the deficiency of vital nutrients, which leads to functional and structural abnormalities. This book provides a comprehensive overview of malnutrition and strategies for

• Chapter 2: "Inflammation-Based Markers of Nutrition in Cancer Patients"

• Chapter 5: "Perspective Chapter: Crop Biofortification – A Key Determinant

• Chapter 6: "Fight Hidden Hunger through National Programs and Food Bases

towards Fighting Micronutrient Malnutrition in Northern Ghana"

• Chapter 7: "Malnutrition's Prevalence and Associated Factors"

• Chapter 9: "Malnutrition in the Elderly: A Recent Update"

America – Impact of Two Stressors on Children's Health"

• Chapter 8: "Perspective Chapter: Early Diagnosis of Malnutrition"

• Chapter 11: "Perspective Chapter: Sugar and Its Impact on Health"

• Chapter 12: Malnutrition: The Triple Burden and the Immune System

• Chapter 10: "Perspective Chapter: Malnutrition and Air Pollution in Latin

combatting this dangerous condition.

• Chapter 1: "Causes of Malnutrition"

• Chapter 3: "Energy Metabolism and Balance"

• Chapter 4: "Malnutrition and Sarcopenia"

The book includes twelve chapters:

Approaches"
