Stunting: Considerations for Use as an Indicator in Nutrition Projects (September 2020)

The review examines the use of stunting as an indicator in nutrition projects, discussing its limitations and complexities, and highlighting the need for a broader range of indicators to measure the success of nutrition programs. The document also provides background information on the conceptual framework of nutrition and malnutrition, the 2008 and 2013 Lancet series on maternal and child undernutrition, and recent literature on stunting as an indicator.