Malnutrition is diagnosed by anthropometric measurements and physical examination. Correlation of malnutrition and growth retardation allows assessment of the individual nutritional state, which is usually measured as body mass index (BMI). BMIs are given as weight-for-height [16]. PCM is defined by measurements that fall below 2 standard deviations under the normal weight-for-age (underweight), height-for-age (stunting) and weight-for-height (wasting) [17]. Wasting indicates recent weight loss, whereas stunting usually results from being chronically underweight. Of all children under 5 years of age in developing countries, about 31% are underweight, 38% have stunted growth and 9% show wasting [14].