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The nutrition transition and adolescents' diets in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-cohort comparison.
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Scientific Foundations for Developing and Validating Food-based Dietary Guidelines and a Healthy Eating Index for Ethiopia
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The Dietary Intake and Practices of Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2018Pooled it
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate changes in dietary diversity and dietary composition among adolescents in four developing countries.
designWe analysed dietary diversity and consumption of seven food groups and foods with added sugars as reported by adolescents from two cohorts growing up 8 years apart, when they were aged about 12 years.
settingEthiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vietnam in 2006 and 2013. SUBJECTS: Adolescents (n 3659) from the older cohort (OC) born in 1995/96 and adolescents (n 7422) from the younger cohort (YC) born in 2001/02 (N 11 081).
resultsControlling for other factors, dietary diversity increased in Peru (OC=4·89, YC=5·34, P<0·001) and Ethiopia (OC=3·52, YC=3·94, P=0·001). Dietary diversity was stable in India (OC=4·28, YC=4·29, P=0·982) and Vietnam (OC=4·71, YC=4·73, P=0·814); however, changes in dietary composition were observed. YC adolescents were more likely to consume eggs (India: +32 %, P=0·038; Vietnam: +50 %, P<0·001) and milk and dairy (India: +12 %, P=0·029; Vietnam: +46 %, P<0·001). Other notable shifts included meat consumption in Peru (+72 %, P<0·001) and consumption of fruit and vegetables in Ethiopia (+36 %, P<0·001). Compared with OC, the prevalence of added sugar consumption was greater among the YC in Ethiopia (+35 %, P=0·001) and Vietnam (+44 % P<0·001). Between 2006 and 2013, disparities in dietary diversity associated with household wealth and place of residence declined, although this varied by country. No marked gender disparities in dietary diversity were evident.
conclusionsWe found significant changes over time in dietary diversity among adolescents in four countries consistent with the hypothesis of the nutrition transition.
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