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Timeline of malnutrition

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| 1971 || {{w|Undernutrition}} || || Organization (charity) || {{w|Food for the Hungry}} is founded. An international relief and development organization, it operates in more than 26 countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Food for the Hungry |url=https://issuu.com/foodforthehungry |website=issuu.com |accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=LARRY WARD |url=https://www.fh.org/about/history/larry-ward/ |website=fh.org |accessdate=15 April 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 1972 || General || General || Medical development || The {{w|body mass index}} (BMI) is first used under that name. It is based on the work of Belgian math expert {{w|Adolphe Quetelet}} (1796–1874), who figured out that an individual weight should be in proportion with his/her height and created the formula used for BMI.<ref>{{cite web |title=5 questions about BMI |url=https://www.mdanderson.org/publications/focused-on-health/5-questions-about-bmi.h15-1592991.html |website=mdanderson.org |accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 1973 || General || || Regulation || The United States {{w|Food and Drug Administration}} creates the first regulations that require the nutrition labeling of foods. These regulations make any foods that are advertised or labeled based on their nutritional value to provide full nutrition facts.<ref name="Timeline: History of the Fast Food Epidemic"/> || {{w|United States}}
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