Managing interactions between household food security and preschooler health

Food security does not assure good nutrition. The nutritional status of an individual is influenced not only by food but also by nonfood factors, such as clean water, sanitation, and health care. The effect of all of these factors must be considered in efforts to rid the world of malnutrition. Food...

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Main Authors: Haddad, Lawrence J., Bhattarai, Saroj, Immink, Maarten D. C., Kumar, Shubh K.
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1996
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157102
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Bhattarai, Saroj
Immink, Maarten D. C.
Kumar, Shubh K.
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description Food security does not assure good nutrition. The nutritional status of an individual is influenced not only by food but also by nonfood factors, such as clean water, sanitation, and health care. The effect of all of these factors must be considered in efforts to rid the world of malnutrition. Food security will result in good nutrition only if nonfood factors are effectively dealt with. In this paper, Lawrence Haddad, Saroj Bhattarai, Maarten Immink, and Shubh Kumar show how malnutrition among preschool children is determined by a complex interaction of illness and lack of food. The authors look at three countries —Ethiopia, Pakistan, and the Philippines — to study how food availability and diarrhea interact and what this interaction means for preschooler malnutrition. Their results show that the links between food consumption, diarrhea, and malnutrition are stronger than most economic studies have assumed. When diarrhea is prevalent, the effects of food shortages on child malnutrition are worse, and when food is scarce, the effects of diarrhea on child malnutrition are worse.
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spelling CGSpace1571022025-04-08T18:33:13Z Managing interactions between household food security and preschooler health Haddad, Lawrence J. Bhattarai, Saroj Immink, Maarten D. C. Kumar, Shubh K. households food security malnutrition children pakistan philippines Food security does not assure good nutrition. The nutritional status of an individual is influenced not only by food but also by nonfood factors, such as clean water, sanitation, and health care. The effect of all of these factors must be considered in efforts to rid the world of malnutrition. Food security will result in good nutrition only if nonfood factors are effectively dealt with. In this paper, Lawrence Haddad, Saroj Bhattarai, Maarten Immink, and Shubh Kumar show how malnutrition among preschool children is determined by a complex interaction of illness and lack of food. The authors look at three countries —Ethiopia, Pakistan, and the Philippines — to study how food availability and diarrhea interact and what this interaction means for preschooler malnutrition. Their results show that the links between food consumption, diarrhea, and malnutrition are stronger than most economic studies have assumed. When diarrhea is prevalent, the effects of food shortages on child malnutrition are worse, and when food is scarce, the effects of diarrhea on child malnutrition are worse. 1996 2024-10-24T12:47:21Z 2024-10-24T12:47:21Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157102 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Haddad, Lawrence James; Bhattarai, Saroj; Immink, Maarten D. C.; Kumar, Shubh K. 1996. Managing interactions between household food security and preschooler health. Food, agriculture, and the environment Discussion Paper; 2020 Discussion Paper 16. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157102
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title Managing interactions between household food security and preschooler health
title_full Managing interactions between household food security and preschooler health
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title_short Managing interactions between household food security and preschooler health
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food security
malnutrition
children
pakistan
philippines
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