Editing Human nutrition (section)

=== Disease ===
The most common non-infectious diseases worldwide, that contribute most to the global mortality rate, are cardiovascular diseases, various cancers, diabetes, and chronic respiratory problems, all of which are linked to poor nutrition. Nutrition and diet are closely associated with the leading causes of death, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Obesity and high sodium intake can contribute to ischemic heart disease, while consumption of fruits and vegetables [[nutrition and cancer|can decrease the risk]] of developing cancer.<ref name="GNP" />

Food-borne and infectious diseases can result in malnutrition, and malnutrition exacerbates infectious disease. Poor nutrition leaves children and adults more susceptible to contracting life-threatening diseases such as diarrheal infections and respiratory infections.<ref name="Progress for Children" /> According to the WHO, in 2011, 6.9 million children died of infectious diseases like pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, and neonatal conditions, of which at least one third were associated with undernutrition.<ref>{{cite news | title=UNICEF 2012 Progress Report: Rapid progress in child survival | url=https://www.who.int/pmnch/media/news/2012/20120913_unicef_childsurvivalreport/en/ | access-date=28 May 2016 | publisher=World Health Organization | date=18 September 2012 | archive-date=17 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617071432/http://www.who.int/pmnch/media/news/2012/20120913_unicef_childsurvivalreport/en/ | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ENA4">WHO. World health statistics 2013: a wealth of information on global public health. Geneva, WHO, 2013. pp. 5-7</ref><ref name="ENA6">{{cite journal | vauthors=Liu L, Johnson HL, Cousens S, Perin J, Scott S, Lawn JE, Rudan I, Campbell H, Cibulskis R, Li M, Mathers C, Black RE | title=Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000 | journal=Lancet | volume=379 | issue=9832 | pages=2151–61 | date=June 2012 | pmid=22579125 | doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60560-1 | author13=Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group of WHO UNICEF | s2cid=43866899}}</ref>