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When a child is more than two standard deviations underweight for his or her age, the child is suffering from a condition called _____.

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Stunting is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. Children are defined as stunted if their height-for-age is more than two standard deviations below the child growth standard
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