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  • Child Maltreatment
  • Medical Ethics

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  • Nutritional anomalies are frequent in pediatric practice.
  • The link between malnutrition and medical neglect is under-explored.
  • Medical neglect involves harm from lack of recommended healthcare.

Observation:

  • This review applies the medical neglect definition to various malnutrition cases.
  • Considerations include children with special needs, selective diets, severe failure to thrive, and obesity.

Findings:

  • Medical neglect may apply to under-nutrition and over-nutrition (obesity).
  • Failure to supervise nutritional intake or follow obesity management advice can constitute neglect.

Implications:

  • Clarifies the diagnosis of medical neglect in pediatric malnutrition cases.
  • Highlights the importance of addressing both under- and over-nutrition within the framework of medical neglect.