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

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

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

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

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.
Introduction: large-scale fortification, an important nutrition-specific intervention

Introduction: large-scale fortification, an important nutrition-specific intervention

- 01/12/2012

The papers presented in this Supplement cover a wide range of topics pertinent to the implementation of large-scale food fortification programs and contribute to strengthening ongoing programs, as well as providing important lessons for new countries.
Integration to implementation and the micronutrient forum: a coordinated approach for global nutrition. Case study application: safety and effectiveness of iron interventions

Integration to implementation and the micronutrient forum: a coordinated approach for global nutrition

- 15/01/2016

In this review, an overview of the Integration to Effective Implementation framework, as applied to iron, is presented along with a summary of the key issues addressed during the Micronutrient Forum session series.
Integrating maternal, infant, and young child nutrition: report on the ten year strategy Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Working Group October 2008 workshop

Integrating maternal, infant, and young child nutrition

- 30/06/2009

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.
Influence of light exposure and oxidative status on the stability of vitamins A and D₃ during the storage of fortified soybean oil

Influence of light exposure and oxidative status on the stability of vitamins A and D₃ during the storage of fortified soybean oil

- 01/10/2015

Food fortification is implemented to address vitamins A and D deficiencies in numerous countries. The stability of vitamins A and D3 was assessed during a two-month period reproducing the usual oil storage conditions before sale to consumers.
Global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency: a roadmap for action in low- and middle-income countries

Global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency: a roadmap for action in low- and middle-income countries

- 01/10/2018

The objective of this study was to assess the global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency, and population‐based strategies to improve vitamin D status, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries
GAIN Premix Facility: an innovative approach for improving access to quality vitamin and mineral premix in fortification initiatives

Improving access to quality vitamin and mineral premix

- 01/12/2012

The purpose of this study was to develop and test a model to procure premix through a transparent and efficient process in which an adequate level of quality is guaranteed and a financial mechanism is in place to support countries or specific target groups when there are insufficient resources to cover the cost of premix.

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