We are IntechOpen, the world's leading publisher of Open Access books Built by scientists, for scientists

5,100+

Open access books available

126,000+

International authors and editors

145M+

Downloads

151 Countries delivered to Our authors are among the

Top 1% most cited scientists

12.2%

Contributors from top 500 universities

Selection of our books indexed in the Book Citation Index in Web of Science™ Core Collection (BKCI)

## Interested in publishing with us? Contact book.department@intechopen.com

Numbers displayed above are based on latest data collected. For more information visit www.intechopen.com

## Meet the editors

Dr. Muhammad Imran received his Ph. D from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in 2013 with distinction. His research interests are the preparation of cost-effective polyphenol based dietary interventions against metabolic syndromes and conversion of agro-waste materials into value-added products along with expertise in functional and nutraceuticals foods. He has more than 85 publications in impacted international and nation-

al journals with a cumulative impact factor of more than 200. He has also published 11 book chapters with international publishers such as Springer and Elsevier. Moreover, he is also working as section head of a Research Unit and has produced more than 14 M. Phil students within his research area. He has also served as a guest editor for international journals.

Dr. Ali Imran (Associate Editor) earned his Ph. D from the Agriculture University, Faisalabad in 2013 with distinction. His research expertise includes the formulation of the cost-effective polyphenol-based dietary interventions against human maladies. Being a researcher, he has published more than 50 articles in high impact international journals with a cumulative impact factor of more than 80. Further, he has also published 7 book chapters

with international publishers. He is also working as an academic editor in Hindawi groups in the Journal of Biomedical Research International. He has assisted two Ph. Ds and 12 MPhil students within his research domain. He is also working as the section in charge in his HI TEC laboratory.

Contents

**Section 1**

*and Ali Imran*

Malnutrition *by Kathleen Hefferon*

Vitamins

**Section 2**

*by Joseph Kiprop Choge*

*by Francisco Javier Ros Forteza*

*by Junsheng Huo and Chunhong Zhang*

*by Natisha Dukhi*

Malnutrition Risk

Introductory Chapter: Malnutrition

*by Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Imran, Tabussam Tufail* 

*by Mohanad Mousa Kareem and Majid S. Jabir*

Biofortification of Crops Using Biotechnology to Alleviate

Malnutrition: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

**Preface XI**

Introduction to Malnutrition **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 9**

**Chapter 3 21**

**Chapter 4 39**

Malnutrition and Global Determinats **65**

**Chapter 5 67**

**Chapter 6 81**

**Chapter 7 97**

Wernicke Encephalopathy in Elderly Related to Severe Malnutrition

Global Prevalence of Malnutrition: Evidence from Literature

Detection of Nutrient-Related SNP to Reveal Individual

## Contents


Preface

This edited volume is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters con-

This book covers a very relevant topic that not only proved a major disaster for developing economies but also caused problems in developed economies. Malnutrition causes severe structural and functional abnormalities that hinder the growth of the individual, but also society in general. This book provide complete insight into the

Each contribution comes as a separate chapter complete in itself but directly related

The book is composed of two sections: 1.) Introduction to Malnutrition, and 2.)

The "Introduction to Malnutrition" includes the following chapters: "Introductory Chapter: Malnutrition", "Biofortification of Crops Using Biotechnology to Alleviate Malnutrition", "Vitamins" and "Malnutrition: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives". The second section, "Malnutrition and Global Determinants", includes the following chapters: "Wernicke Encephalopathy in Elderly Related to Severe Malnutrition", "Global Prevalence of Malnutrition: Evidence from Literature" and "Detection of Nutrient-Related SNP to Reveal Individual Malnutrition Risk".

The target audience comprises scholars and specialists in the field. This book will provide deep insights into the problem, pathophysiology and tackling strategies.

> **Muhammad Imran** University of Lahore,

Government College University,

Pakistan

**Ali Imran**

Pakistan

cerning the developments within the malnutrition field of study.

problem, pathophysiology, impact and rectifying strategies.

to the book's topics and objectives.

Malnutrition and Global Determinants.
