Reports and publications

Micronutrient fortification reduces the risk of anemia

- 21/05/2015

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.

Micronutrient deficits are still public health issues among women and young children in Vietnam

- 17/04/2012

As no national data exist on the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies, a survey was conducted in 2010 to assess the micronutrient status of randomly selected women of reproductive age and children aged 6–75 months.

Methodologic approach for the biomarkers reflecting inflammation and nutritional determinants of anemia

- 14/06/2017

The BRINDA project is a multiagency and multicountry collaboration that was formed to improve micronutrient assessment and to better characterize anemia. Findings from this project can inform guidelines and strategies to prevent and control micronutrient deficiencies and anemia globally.

Measuring wealth in rural communities: Lessons from the Sanitation, Hygiene, Infant Nutrition Efficacy (SHINE) trial

- 28/06/2018

In this paper, a household wealth index is developed and tested for participants in the cluster-randomized Sanitation, Hygiene, Infant Nutrition Efficacy trial in rural Zimbabwe.

Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition: Combining efforts to maximize impacts on child growth and micronutrient status

- 01/01/2009

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.

Consequences of malnutrition in early life and strategies to improve maternal and child diets through targeted fortified products

- 19/09/2011

This supplement brings together papers focusing on the critical 1000 days of human development from pregnancy until 2 years of age.

Lessons learned from national food fortification projects: experiences from Morocco, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam

- 01/12/2012

The objective of this study was to document the achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and management responses associated with national fortification projects in Morocco, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

Large-scale food fortification and biofortification in low- and middle-income countries: a review of programs, trends, challenges, and evidence gaps

- 01/06/2018

The objective of this study was to provide an overview of efficacy, effectiveness, economics of food fortification and biofortification, and status of and challenges faced by large-scale food fortification programs in low- and middle-income countries.

Know Your Deficiencies, Know Your Response, Know Your Costs: A Commentary on Micronutrient Program Optimization Modeling

- 18/09/2015

Lack of data and tools to understand and design for the optimal mix of interventions, across groups and over time, is a key limitation in managing this inherent tension. This series of articles proposes a way forward to address this gap.

Is there a "complementary feeding cultural core" in rural Kenya?

- 14/09/2018

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.