Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity in Nepal: Implications for nutrition security
This article examines the status, progress and challenges of managing food and nutrition security in Nepal, one of the least developed countries, by using data from the national living standards surveys conducted jointly by Government of Nepal and World Bank. Nepal, like many other developing countr...
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| author | Kumar, Anjani Kumar, Praduman Joshi, Pramod Kumar |
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| description | This article examines the status, progress and challenges of managing food and nutrition security in Nepal, one of the least developed countries, by using data from the national living standards surveys conducted jointly by Government of Nepal and World Bank. Nepal, like many other developing countries, is struggling to ensure food and nutrition security. This study analyses the dimensions of food security in terms of availability, access and utilization (nutritional outcome). The analysis shows that the trends in food consumption pattern and nutritional intake have changed significantly overtime. The diversity in dietary pattern has become more apparent over time and the dietary diversity depicts a positive impact on nutritional outcome. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1476352025-03-03T19:06:36Z Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity in Nepal: Implications for nutrition security Kumar, Anjani Kumar, Praduman Joshi, Pramod Kumar nutrition security nutrition food consumption dietary diversity This article examines the status, progress and challenges of managing food and nutrition security in Nepal, one of the least developed countries, by using data from the national living standards surveys conducted jointly by Government of Nepal and World Bank. Nepal, like many other developing countries, is struggling to ensure food and nutrition security. This study analyses the dimensions of food security in terms of availability, access and utilization (nutritional outcome). The analysis shows that the trends in food consumption pattern and nutritional intake have changed significantly overtime. The diversity in dietary pattern has become more apparent over time and the dietary diversity depicts a positive impact on nutritional outcome. 2017 2024-06-21T09:23:07Z 2024-06-21T09:23:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147635 en SAGE Publications Kumar, Anjani; Kumar, Praduman; and Joshi, Pramod Kumar. 2017. Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity in Nepal: Implications for nutrition security. Indian Journal of Human Development 10(3): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/0973703017698899 |
| spellingShingle | nutrition security nutrition food consumption dietary diversity Kumar, Anjani Kumar, Praduman Joshi, Pramod Kumar Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity in Nepal: Implications for nutrition security |
| title | Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity in Nepal: Implications for nutrition security |
| title_full | Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity in Nepal: Implications for nutrition security |
| title_fullStr | Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity in Nepal: Implications for nutrition security |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity in Nepal: Implications for nutrition security |
| title_short | Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity in Nepal: Implications for nutrition security |
| title_sort | food consumption pattern and dietary diversity in nepal implications for nutrition security |
| topic | nutrition security nutrition food consumption dietary diversity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147635 |
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