Understanding Environmental Enteric Dysfunction

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Clinical Nutrition Neonatology Paediatrics Gut health Nutrition & Disease Management Patient Care
Understanding Environmental Enteric Dysfunction

Poor gut health and its unwanted consequences may be prevented by addressing environmental enteric dysfunction, a subclinical chronic inflammation of the gut that is prevalent in developing nations.  

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