Animal sourced foods and child stunting
Stunting affects 160 million pre-school children globally with adverse life-long consequences. While work within nutritional science suggests that stunting in early childhood is associated with low intakes of animal-sourced foods (ASFs), this topic has received little attention from economists. We a...
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| author | Headey, Derek D. Hirvonen, Kalle Hoddinott, John F. |
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| description | Stunting affects 160 million pre-school children globally with adverse life-long consequences. While work within nutritional science suggests that stunting in early childhood is associated with low intakes of animal-sourced foods (ASFs), this topic has received little attention from economists. We attempt to redress this omission through an analysis of 130,432 children aged 6–23 months from 49 countries. We document distinctive patterns of ASF consumption among children in different regions. We find evidence of strong associations between stunting and a generic ASF consumption indicator, as well as dairy, meat/fish, and egg consumption indicators, and evidence that consuming multiple ASFs is more advantageous than any single ASF. We explore why ASF consumption is low but also so variable across countries. Non-tradable ASFs (fresh milk, eggs) are a very expensive source of calories in low-income countries and caloric prices of these foods are strongly associated with children’s consumption patterns. Other demand-side factors are also important, but the strong influence of prices implies an important role for agricultural policies—in production, marketing and trade—to improve the accessibility and affordability of ASFs in poorer countries. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1458662025-02-24T06:46:06Z Animal sourced foods and child stunting Headey, Derek D. Hirvonen, Kalle Hoddinott, John F. child nutrition animal source foods nutritional disorders stunting nutrition developing countries livestock food consumption fisheries food systems dietary diversity Stunting affects 160 million pre-school children globally with adverse life-long consequences. While work within nutritional science suggests that stunting in early childhood is associated with low intakes of animal-sourced foods (ASFs), this topic has received little attention from economists. We attempt to redress this omission through an analysis of 130,432 children aged 6–23 months from 49 countries. We document distinctive patterns of ASF consumption among children in different regions. We find evidence of strong associations between stunting and a generic ASF consumption indicator, as well as dairy, meat/fish, and egg consumption indicators, and evidence that consuming multiple ASFs is more advantageous than any single ASF. We explore why ASF consumption is low but also so variable across countries. Non-tradable ASFs (fresh milk, eggs) are a very expensive source of calories in low-income countries and caloric prices of these foods are strongly associated with children’s consumption patterns. Other demand-side factors are also important, but the strong influence of prices implies an important role for agricultural policies—in production, marketing and trade—to improve the accessibility and affordability of ASFs in poorer countries. 2018-08-16 2024-06-21T09:05:13Z 2024-06-21T09:05:13Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145866 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146345 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102212 Open Access Oxford University Press Headey, Derek; Hirvonen, Kalle ; and Hoddinott, John. 2018. Animal sourced foods and child stunting. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 100(5): 1302-1319. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay053 |
| spellingShingle | child nutrition animal source foods nutritional disorders stunting nutrition developing countries livestock food consumption fisheries food systems dietary diversity Headey, Derek D. Hirvonen, Kalle Hoddinott, John F. Animal sourced foods and child stunting |
| title | Animal sourced foods and child stunting |
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| title_short | Animal sourced foods and child stunting |
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| topic | child nutrition animal source foods nutritional disorders stunting nutrition developing countries livestock food consumption fisheries food systems dietary diversity |
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