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UN study: Many children underweight

Report's focus is on developing world

By John Donnelly
Globe Staff / May 3, 2006

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ACCRA, Ghana -- More than a quarter of children under the age of 5 in the developing world are underweight due to hunger, poor diet, or disease, according to the first UN study in 15 years to examine global nutrition trends for the very young. (Full article: 940 words)

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