Nutrition and diet profile: Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka faces a double burden of malnutrition with the co-existence and persistence of multiple forms of malnutrition, e.g., stunting, wasting, underweight, overweight/ obesity, anemia, and micronutrient deficiences. • Inadequate intake of many micronutrients is common across several populatio...
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| author | Koyratty, Nadia Silva, Renuka Ranathunga, Thilanka Olney, Deanna K. |
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| description | • Sri Lanka faces a double burden of malnutrition with the co-existence and persistence of multiple forms of malnutrition, e.g., stunting, wasting, underweight, overweight/ obesity, anemia, and micronutrient deficiences.
• Inadequate intake of many micronutrients is common across several population groups in Sri Lanka, indicating low intake of nutrient-dense foods such as F&Vs and animal-source foods.
• A diverse diet with adequate intake of nutrient-dense foods should be encouraged to address nutrient gaps among Sri Lankans and reduce the risk of NCDs.
• Many government-issued diet- and nutrition-related policies, strategies, and programs have been adopted in Sri Lanka. However, these often do not place enough emphasis on F&Vs.
• While national food based dietary guidelines exist, as well as other guidelines and policies, there is uncertainty about the level of public awareness and the population’s adherence to the recommendations.
• Evaluations of diet- and nutrition-related interventions are also scarce, indicating a need for rigorous evidence on what works to help guide programs and policies that aim to improve diet and nutrition outcomes among Sri Lankans. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1515362025-11-06T07:03:46Z Nutrition and diet profile: Sri Lanka Koyratty, Nadia Silva, Renuka Ranathunga, Thilanka Olney, Deanna K. diet micronutrients nutrition stunting • Sri Lanka faces a double burden of malnutrition with the co-existence and persistence of multiple forms of malnutrition, e.g., stunting, wasting, underweight, overweight/ obesity, anemia, and micronutrient deficiences. • Inadequate intake of many micronutrients is common across several population groups in Sri Lanka, indicating low intake of nutrient-dense foods such as F&Vs and animal-source foods. • A diverse diet with adequate intake of nutrient-dense foods should be encouraged to address nutrient gaps among Sri Lankans and reduce the risk of NCDs. • Many government-issued diet- and nutrition-related policies, strategies, and programs have been adopted in Sri Lanka. However, these often do not place enough emphasis on F&Vs. • While national food based dietary guidelines exist, as well as other guidelines and policies, there is uncertainty about the level of public awareness and the population’s adherence to the recommendations. • Evaluations of diet- and nutrition-related interventions are also scarce, indicating a need for rigorous evidence on what works to help guide programs and policies that aim to improve diet and nutrition outcomes among Sri Lankans. 2024-08-02 2024-08-05T14:41:10Z 2024-08-05T14:41:10Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151536 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Koyratty, Nadia; Silva, Renuka; Ranathunga, Thilanka; and Olney, Deanna K. 2024. Nutrition & diet profile: Sri Lanka. FRESH Country Profile April 2024. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151536 |
| spellingShingle | diet micronutrients nutrition stunting Koyratty, Nadia Silva, Renuka Ranathunga, Thilanka Olney, Deanna K. Nutrition and diet profile: Sri Lanka |
| title | Nutrition and diet profile: Sri Lanka |
| title_full | Nutrition and diet profile: Sri Lanka |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Nutrition and diet profile: Sri Lanka |
| title_short | Nutrition and diet profile: Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | nutrition and diet profile sri lanka |
| topic | diet micronutrients nutrition stunting |
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