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Nutritional deficiencies continue to plague many children in resource-limited areas. Current knowledge in the \u201cdeveloped\u201d world is not always adequate in determining how to care\u2028for affected children in \u201cdeveloping\u201d countries,\u2028and fresh research can be useful in helping children\u2028all over the world. Using examples of studies of generalized malnutrition and of deficiencies of calcium, vitamin D, and thiamine, participants will gain an understanding of how low-cost investigations carried out in resource-limited areas can have high-yield in advancing science and in curing children.