<unk>  in children has the following public health impacts apart from the obvious impact of shorter stature of the person affected: * greater risk for illness and premature death * may result in delayed mental development and therefore poorer school performance and later on reduced productivity in the work force * reduced cognitive capacity * Women of shorter stature have a greater risk for complications during child birth due to their smaller pelvis, and are at risk of delivering a baby with low birth weight *<unk>  can even be passed on to the next generation (this is called the "intergenerational cycle of malnutrition") The impact of stunting on child development has been established in multiple studies. If a child is<unk>  at age 2 they will have higher risk of poor cognitive and educational achievement in life, with subsequent socio-economic and inter-generational consequences. Multi-country studies have also suggested that stunting is associated with reductions in schooling, decreased economic productivity and poverty.<unk>  children also display higher risk of developing chronic non-communicable conditions such as diabetes and obesity as adults. If a<unk>  child undergoes substantial weight gain after age 2, there is a higher chance of becoming obese. This is believed to be caused by metabolic changes produced by chronic malnutrition, that can produce metabolic imbalances if the individual is exposed to excessive or poor quality diets as an adult. This can lead to higher risk of developing other related non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome and stroke. At societal level,<unk>  individuals do not fulfill their physical and cognitive developmental potential and will not be able to contribute maximally to society. Stunting can therefore limit economic development and productivity, and it has been estimated that it can affect a country's GDP up to 3%.
Stunted growth
Growth attenuation
Hypergraphia
Failure to thrive
Hyperdontia
Psychosocial short stature
Dwarfism
Constitutional growth delay