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Why do parents use packaged infant foods when starting complementary feeding? Findings from phase one of a longitudinal qualitative study

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background The first 1000 days in a child’s life, from conception to age two, are a critical period for establishing a child’s health and development. One important element is the diet that children receive during this time.
Anna Isaacs, Kimberley Neve, Corinna Hawkes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustaining mobile produce vending in NYC: Evaluating the future of Green Carts

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
Consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables is essential for preventing diet-related chronic dis­eases, yet many low-income residents have inade­quate diets because their communities face persis­tent barriers to supplying healthy food.
Katherine Fraser, Rositsa Ilieva, Jacquelyn Sullivan, Julia Greene, Mukta Mohnani, Craig Willingham, Nevin Cohen   +6 more
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Changes in the policy environment for infant and young child feeding in Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia, and the role of targeted advocacy

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background There is limited literature examining shifts in policy environments for nutrition and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) over time, and on the potential contribution of targeted advocacy to improved policy environments in low- and middle ...
Jody Harris, Edward A. Frongillo, Phuong H. Nguyen, Sunny S. Kim, Purnima Menon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving diets and nutrition through an integrated poultry value chain and nutrition intervention (SELEVER) in Burkina Faso: study protocol for a randomized trial

Trials, 2017
Background The SELEVER study is designed to evaluate the impact of an integrated agriculture–nutrition package of interventions (including poultry value chain development, women’s empowerment activities, and a behavior change communications strategy to ...
Aulo Gelli, Elodie Becquey, Rasmane Ganaba, Derek Headey, Melissa Hidrobo, Lieven Huybregts, Hans Verhoef, Romain Kenfack, Sita Zongouri, Hannah Guedenet   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward a Food Policy "First Step" in Oakland, California: A Food Policy Council's Efforts To Promote Urban Agriculture Zoning

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
Urban agriculture (UA) is cropping up in backyards, vacant lots, rooftops, and city parks across North America. Despite popular interest, zoning often serves as an obstacle to UA's expansion.
Nathan McClintock, Heather Wooten, Alethea Harper Brown   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulatory compliance index of traditional medicine and health supplement companies in Indonesia [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The traditional medicine and health supplement sectors are growing in Indonesia, driven by public interest in natural and preventive health solutions. Regulatory compliance is essential to ensure the safety, quality, and efficacy of these products.
Astuti Sri, Wikara Tina, Nurhayati Sri, R.Sari Evi, Carolina Rotua U., Rahmita Galuh Z.   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Is COVID-19 Shaping Families’ Relationships With Food and the Food Environment in England? A Qualitative Research Protocol

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2021
Rates of childhood overweight and obesity continue to rise in England, along with a growing gap in obesity prevalence between children in the most and least deprived areas.
Anna Isaacs, Charlotte Gallagher Squires, Corinna Hawkes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of food policy actions on Indigenous Peoples’ nutrition-related outcomes: a systematic review

BMJ Global Health, 2020
Introduction Indigenous Peoples worldwide endure unacceptable health disparities with undernutrition and food insecurity often coexisting with obesity and chronic diseases.
J. Browne, M. Lock, Troy Walker, Mikaela Egan, K. Backholer   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Soil health and gender: why and how to identify the linkages

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2021
Healthy soils play a critical role in supporting agricultural productivity, climate change mitigation and resilience, and a range of ecosystem services.
Wei Zhang, Marlène Elias, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Kimberly Swallow, Carlos Calvo-Hernandez, Ephraim Nkonya   +5 more
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Economic shocks predict increases in child wasting prevalence

Nature Communications, 2022
Economic shocks may lead to food insecurity and therefore acute child malnutrition (wasting). Here, the authors use data from Demographic Health Surveys to estimate impacts of past economic shocks on wasting and project possible effects of shocks related
Derek D. Headey, Marie T. Ruel
doaj   +1 more source