Pediatric nutrition in Southeast Asia: endemic problem, culture bounded disorder and local management wisdom
Nutrition is an important factor in determining health status. The relationship between nutrition and health is confirmed. In paediatrics the concern on nutrition and child health is required. Nevertheless, the interrelationship might be variable due to the difference of clinical setting
In tropical world, some problems might be unique and totally different from the non-tropical region
The author hereby gives some summarization on situation of pediatric nutrition in “Southeast Asia”, an important tropical region of the world, with special focus on endemic problem, culture bounded disorder and local management wisdom