According to UNICEF, children who suffer from severe under-nutrition are 9.5 times more likely to die from diarrhea and 6.4 times more likely to die from pneumonia. Fully one in three preventable deaths among young children worldwide – up to 2.5 million each year – are the result of inadequate nutrition.
代价是沉重的。饮养不良儿童更容易得病。据联合国儿童基金会统计，严重营养不良的儿童因痢疾致死的可能性高9.5倍，因肺炎致死的可能性高6.4倍。放眼世界，每三起可预防儿童死亡中就有一起（每年250万例）是营养不足的后果。