ReviewNutrition reviews2021
Affordability of nutritious foods for complementary feeding in South Asia.
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- A subnational affordability assessment of nutritious foods for complementary feeding in Kenya.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
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- Between and Within-Country Variations in Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in South Asia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Priority Micronutrient Density in Foods.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- The Supply of Calories, Proteins, and Fats in Low-Income Countries: A Four-Decade Retrospective Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Nutrient gaps and affordability of complementary foods in Eastern and Southern Africa and South Asia.Nutrition reviews · 2021Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The high prevalence of stunting and micronutrient deficiencies among children in South Asia has lifelong health, educational, and economic consequences. For children aged 6-23 months, undernutrition is influenced by inadequate intake of complementary foods containing nutrients critical for growth and development. The affordability of nutrients lacking in young children's diets in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan was assessed in this study. Using data from nutrient gap assessments and household surveys, household food expenditures were compared with the cost of purchasing foods that could fill nutrient gaps. In all 3 countries, there are multiple affordable sources of vitamin A (orange-fleshed vegetables, dark leafy greens, liver), vitamin B12 (liver, fish, milk), and folate (dark leafy greens, liver, legumes, okra); few affordable sources of iron and calcium (dark leafy greens); and no affordable sources of zinc. Affordability of animal-source protein varies, with several options in Pakistan (fish, chicken, eggs, beef) and India (fish, eggs, milk) but few in Bangladesh (eggs). Approaches to reduce prices, enhance household production, or increase incomes are needed to improve affordability.
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