Critical malnutrition thresholds and educational system constraints in Sub-Saharan Africa: implications for evidence-based nutrition policy (opens in new tab)

BackgroundChild malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa imposes substantial hidden educational costs through neurobiological mechanisms producing irreversible cognitive impairments during the “first 1,000 days”. Despite extensive micro-level evidence, macroeconomic quantification of how aggregate malnutrition constrains educational systems remains limited, particularly regarding critical threshold identification essential for geographic targeting.MethodsWe integrated Hansen's Panel Threshold Regre...