This paper describes the focused ethnographic study on complementary feeding that was commissioned by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and highlights findings from studies conducted in three very different country contexts (Ghana, South Africa and Afghanistan) burdened by high levels of malnutrition in older infants and young children.
Although it is generally accepted that the addition of micronutrient powders (MNPs) to foods causes no or negligible changes to organoleptic properties, there are anecdotal reports of low acceptability of the MNP distributed in Indonesia. The objective of this study was to assess whether the organoleptic properties of micronutrient powders reduce the acceptability of foods if used as recommended.
Since 2006, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has worked with a range of partners to improve access to nutritious foods for large parts of the population, through public and private delivery channels. This supplement presents a selection of activities to improve access to nutritious foods for large parts of the population, through public and private delivery channels.
Behaviour change communication (BCC) is a critical component of infant and young child feeding interventions. In this study we asked BCC practitioners working in low‐ and middle‐income countries to participate in an examination of BCC practice.
Multiple-micronutrient (MMN) fortification of beverages may be an effective option to deliver micronutrients to vulnerable populations. The aim of the present systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate the nutritional impacts of MMN fortified beverages in the context of low-middle income countries.
The objective of this Food and Nutrition Bulletin supplement is to focus attention on the need to integrate actions to improve maternal, infant, and young child nutrition.
This supplement brings together papers focusing on the critical 1000 days of human development from pregnancy until 2 years of age.
This investigation used data from focused ethnographic studies in five rural counties in Kenya to determine whether the concept of “special foods for infants and young children” exists in the different ethnic groups in these areas as an identifiable component of cultural beliefs and knowledge.
Iron deficiency anemia is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a complementary food fortified with sodium iron EDTA plus either ferrous fumarate or ferric pyrophosphate to combat iron deficiency anemia in preschool-age children in a highly malaria endemic region.
The objectives of this study were to review the evidence base for maternal and Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) actions and to discuss the development of the Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition Network in relation to the IYCN Working Group's role and structure.