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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37850922/the-livestock-for-health-study-a-field-trial-on-livestock-interventions-to-prevent-acute-malnutrition-among-women-and-children-in-pastoralist-communities-in-northern-kenya
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Samuel M Thumbi, Josphat Muema, Nyamai Mutono, Joseph Njuguna, Christine Jost, Erin Boyd, Daniel Tewoldeberhan, Immaculate Mutua, George Gacharamu, Francis Wambua, Rob Allport, Emmanuella Olesambu, Abdal Monium Osman, Darana Souza, Irene Kimani, Julius Oyugi, Zipporah Bukania, Harriet Oboge, Guy H Palmer, Jonathan Yoder
BACKGROUND: Livestock-dependent communities in Africa's drylands disproportionately experience acute malnutrition, especially during drought seasons. We detail the design and implementation of the Livestock for Health (L4H) study aimed at determining the effect of providing livestock feed and nutritional counselling to prevent seasonal spikes of acute malnutrition. METHODS: The L4H study employed a 3-arm cluster randomized controlled trial to compare households in pastoralist settings in northern Kenya receiving livestock feeds during critical dry periods, with or without nutritional counseling, with control households...
December 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37850921/a-relational-approach-to-the-drivers-of-child-acute-malnutrition
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Helen Young, Hussein Sulieman, Saverio Krätli, Abdal Monium Osman
BACKGROUND: This article presents a new analytical approach to acute malnutrition causal analysis that is different from the orthodox approach in 2 respects. First, it engages with basic causes, that is, beyond the usual focus on individuals and households. Second, it uses a relational view in the causal analysis. The orthodox approach identifies the malnourished and their individual and household characteristics. In contrast, a relational approach explores the ways in which the relationships between people, their livelihoods, and the environment, mediated by systems and institutions, create the underlying drivers associated with acute malnutrition for some, while simultaneously creating better conditions for others...
December 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37850920/foreword
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Paul Howe, Lynnette Neufeld, Rein Paulsen, Shanda Steimer
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
December 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37880952/policy-and-strategic-responses-to-food-and-nutrition-security-in-ethiopia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Genanew Agitew Brhanu, Zewdu Berhanie Ayele, Samson Gebremedhin Gebreselassie
BACKGROUND: Food and nutrition insecurity continues to be one of the persistent challenges in Ethiopia. The country has been responding to the challenges in various ways to foster sustainable development. OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study is to assess the national food and nutrition security policy and strategic responses. METHOD: A qualitative review of policies, strategies, programs, guidelines, and a government commitment, document was conducted...
October 26, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37700715/food-insecurity-and-perceived-effects-of-covid-19-on-livelihoods-in-rural-sri-lanka
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Nishmeet Singh, Samuel Scott, Neha Kumar, Gayathri Ramani, Quinn Marshall, Kate Sinclair, Saman Kalupahana, Malika Fernando, Renuka Silva, Amila Perera, Renuka Jayatissa, Deanna Olney
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected food security and livelihoods in Sri Lanka. OBJECTIVE: This article aims to assess food insecurity, perceived effects of COVID-19, and coping mechanisms among agriculture-based households in rural Sri Lanka. METHODS: We used 2 rounds of panel data from phone surveys (n = 1057 households) conducted in 5 districts. Food insecurity (30-day recall), perceived impacts of COVID-19 (6-month recall), and coping mechanisms (6-month recall) were assessed using a household questionnaire...
September 13, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37728128/trends-and-determinants-of-children-s-wasting-and-women-s-thinness-in-chad-2015-to-2021
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Sarah Adler, Eleonor Zavala, Edgar Wabyona, Martin Ahimbisibwe, Fanga Haisset, Shannon Doocy
BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional surveys using the Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions methodology have been conducted annually in Chad since 2015 to evaluate population-level nutritional status. OBJECTIVE: This analysis characterizes national and subnational trends in child wasting and women's thinness from 2015 to 2021 in Chad and identifies risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Annual survey data with 12,000 to 15,000 households were included...
September 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37728127/assessing-the-progress-of-the-philippine-plan-of-action-for-nutrition-from-1974-to-2022-a-narrative-review
#27
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cristela Mae C Candelario
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition remains a public health burden in the Philippines, with the country struggling to meet global nutrition targets. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to review the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) and its progress in addressing malnutrition in the Philippines. METHODS: A narrative literature review of the PPAN and its implementation from 1974 to 2022 was conducted, including an analysis of relevant data on the nutrition status and programs for Filipinos...
September 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37728126/effect-of-an-integrated-school-garden-and-home-garden-intervention-on-anemia-among-school-aged-children-in-nepal-evidence-from-a-cluster-randomised-controlled-trial
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Ghassan Baliki, Dorothee Weiffen, Pepijn Schreinemachers, Akina Shrestha, Rachana Manandhar Shrestha, Monika Schreiner, Tilman Brück
BACKGROUND: Integrated school and home garden interventions can improve health outcomes in low-income countries, but rigorous evidence remains scarce, particularly for school-aged children and to reduce anemia. OBJECTIVE: We test if an integrated school and home garden intervention, implemented at pilot stage, improves hemoglobin levels among school children (aged 9-13 years) in a rural district in the mid-hills of Nepal. METHODS: We use a cluster randomized controlled trial with 15 schools each in the control and treatment groups (n = 680 school children)...
September 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37496282/biofortification-in-ethiopia-opportunities-and-challenges
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fantu Bachewe, Tirsit Genye, Meron Girma, Aregash Samuel, James Warner, Cornelia van Zyl
BACKGROUND: Children younger than 5 years and women of reproductive age often suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. Biofortification, which involves enriching staple crops with micronutrients, is a nutritional intervention focused on addressing micronutrient deficiencies. It is equitable, sustainable, and costs less than other nutritional interventions. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates biofortification in Ethiopia, considering 6 globally biofortified crops, 5 of which are currently being biofortified in Ethiopia...
September 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37317553/government-budget-for-nutrition-sensitive-agriculture-in-nigeria-increased-following-development-of-related-strategy
#30
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Olutayo Adeyemi, Yeside Adesiyun, Samuel Omenka, Oluchi Ezekannagha, Adekunle Adanlawo, Rasaq Oyeleke, Larry Umunna, Francis Aminu, Adeyinka Onabolu, Victor Ajieroh
BACKGROUND: Financial resources that are commensurate with the magnitude of malnutrition problem are requisite for effective interventions to reduce malnutrition. Understanding the amount and nature of sectoral investments in nutrition is important for advocating and mobilizing increased government budgetary allocations and release. OBJECTIVE: This study assessed trends in Nigeria's agriculture sector nutrition allocations and whether launch of nutrition-sensitive agriculture strategy and/or the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected these nutrition allocations...
June 14, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37317523/advancing-a-multisectoral-platform-for-nutrition-sensitive-agriculture-in-nigeria-reflections-on-effectiveness-and-lessons-learnt
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Oluchi Ezekannagha, Olutayo Adeyemi, Victor Ajieroh, Adeyinka Onabolu
BACKGROUND: Inadequate coordination mechanisms and capacity to coordinate are limiting factors for maximizing the ability of agriculture to improve nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. Effective coordination requires the availability of a platform for stakeholder convening, planning, operationalization of ideas, communication, and accountability. Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development established one such platform to support the institutionalization of nutrition-sensitive agriculture...
June 14, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37309106/comprehensive-approach-for-improving-adherence-to-prenatal-iron-and-folic-acid-supplements-based-on-intervention-studies-in-bangladesh-burkina-faso-ethiopia-and-india
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Tina G Sanghvi, Phuong Hong Nguyen, Thomas Forissier, Sebanti Ghosh, Maurice Zafimanjaka, Tamirat Walissa, Zeba Mahmud, Sunny Kim
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends daily iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation during pregnancy, but consumption remains low, and high prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (PW) persists. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to (1) examine factors at the health system, community, and individual levels, which influence adherence to IFA supplements; and (2) describe a comprehensive approach for designing interventions to improve adherence based on lessons learned from 4 country experiences...
June 12, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37309102/effect-of-school-feeding-program-on-school-absenteeism-of-primary-school-adolescents-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia-a-prospective-cohort-study
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Bekri Mohammed, Tefera Belachew, Shemsu Kedir, Kalkidan Hassen Abate
School feeding program (SFP) in low-income countries is designed to provide food to vulnerable school children to create optimal educational and health conditions for learners. Ethiopia scaled up the implementation of SFP in Addis Ababa. Yet, the utility of this program in terms of school absenteeism has not been monitored thus far. Hence, we aimed at evaluating the effect of the SFP on school performance of primary school adolescents in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia. A prospective cohort study was carried out from 2020 to 2021 on SFP-beneficiary (n = 322) and non-SFP beneficiary (n = 322)...
June 12, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37283222/fostering-an-enabling-environment-for-nutrition-sensitive-agriculture-and-food-systems-in-nigeria
#34
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Victor Ajieroh, Adeyinka Onabolu, Oluchi Ezekannagha, Olutayo Adeyemi
BACKGROUND: Although recommendations exist for making agriculture and food systems nutrition sensitive, guidance about how to successfully operationalize these recommendations within national institutions is limited. Over the 13 years from 2010 to 2023, there were several undertakings to strengthen the enabling environment for sustainable nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) and food systems in Nigeria. Some studies were also conducted over the period to foster better understanding of the national enabling environment and facilitate effective actions...
June 7, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37345278/qualitative-research-as-a-basis-for-transforming-an-annual-plague-into-an-economic-and-nutrition-opportunity-for-youths-and-their-families-in-madagascar-from-harmful-to-useful-critters-for-sustainable-development
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christian Ratompoarison, Jariseta Rambeloson Zo, Jafetra Rambeloson, Renata Seidel, Christian Rejela
BACKGROUND: Madagascar is among the 10 highest burden countries for malnutrition. Protein-energy malnutrition, anemia, and vitamin deficiencies are major public health problems. Hunger is exacerbated by an annual locust invasion. The current policy of large-scale government spraying of pesticides from planes is logistically complex, costly, and damaging to the environment. OBJECTIVE: Our research aimed to study the feasibility of turning the locust invasion into a protein-rich food supply for families and an economic opportunity for youth...
June 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37165677/effectiveness-of-fortified-mid-day-meal-in-reducing-anemia-among-school-children-in-dhenkanal-odisha-a-quasi-experimental-study
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mrinal Kar Mohapatra, Ashirbad Pradhan, Divya Tiwari, Shariqua Yunus, Binod Kumar Patro, Binod Kumar Behera, Suchanda Sahu, Vikas Bhatia, Shreeporna Bhattacharya, Pradnya Paithankar, Ambarish Dutta
BACKGROUND: Iron-deficiency anemia among school-aged children is widespread in India. The efficacy of micronutrient and iron fortified school-served meals in reducing iron deficiency anemia has been demonstrated in randomized controlled trials in other parts of the globe. The current study evaluates its effectiveness in real-world Indian settings. METHODS: Mid-day-Meal (MDM) programme provides free lunch to students of grade 1 to 8 in all public-funded Indian schools...
May 10, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37151030/weight-gain-lifestyle-and-cognition-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-southern-brazil
#37
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Liziane da Silva de Vargas, Jeferson Jantsch, Ana Paula Muterle Varela, Gilson Pires Dorneles, Roberta de Vargas Zanini, Alessandra Peres, Renata Padilha Guedes
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the world experienced social distancing that resulted in changes in habits and lifestyle. Such changes can compromise healthy eating habits and the practice of physical activities, known risk factors for developing weight gain and obesity. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study was to describe the change in eating habits, lifestyle, and cognition of the population of Rio Grande do Sul, a state in Southern Brazil, during social distancing due to COVID-19...
May 7, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37151023/contextual-factors-influencing-production-distribution-and-consumption-of-nutrient-rich-foods-in-bihar-india-a-qualitative-study-of-constraints-and-facilitators
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sandra M Travasso, Tinku Thomas, Sanchit Makkar, Anjaly Teresa John, Patrick Webb, Sumathi Swaminathan
BACKGROUND: Production-to-consumption linkages are important to improve consumption of nutrient-rich foods to tackle malnutrition. However, understanding specific contextual factors influencing production, distribution, and consumption in rural communities is necessary. OBJECTIVE: To explore household-, farm-, and market-level factors affecting consumption of nutrient-rich foods among producer and nonproducer households in Bihar, India. METHODS: We conducted focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) in producer and nonproducer households of Gaya and Nalanda districts in Bihar to examine factors affecting production and consumption of red lentils, green leafy vegetables (GLVs), milk, eggs, and chicken...
May 7, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37021371/data-on-humanitarian-crises-who-and-what-are-we-missing
#39
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anastasia Marshak, Helen Young, Elena N Naumova
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
April 5, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37017089/nutrition-of-school-aged-children-and-adolescents-in-europe-and-central-asia-region-a-literature-and-survey-review
#40
REVIEW
Emily Mates, Natasha Lelijveld, Zakari Ali, Kate Sadler, Amirhossein Yarparvar, Tamsin Walters, Rebecca Brown, Basil Rodriques
BACKGROUND: Middle childhood and adolescence are critical times for the growth, development, and establishment of healthy eating habits. The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region has been through economic and nutrition transitions over the past 20 years, which are likely to have affected the nutritional status of this group. OBJECTIVE: This review aimed to collate data on the nutritional status and dietary patterns of school-aged children (SAC) and adolescents (5-19 years) across the ECA region in order to inform policy and programming decisions...
April 5, 2023: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
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