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Uncovering the consequences of pre-school malnutrition by Hoddinott, John F.

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The economic rationale for investing in stunting reduction by Hoddinott, John F., Alderman, Harold, Behrman, Jere R., Haddad, Lawrence James, Horton, Susan

“…We present a framework that illustrates the functional consequences of stunting in the 1000 days after conception throughout the life cycle: from childhood through to old age. We summarize the key empirical literature around each of the links in the life cycle, highlighting gaps in knowledge where they exist. …”
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The life cycle of malnutrition: IFPRI 1999-2000 Annual Report Essay by Gillespie, Stuart, Flores, Rafael

“…The authors examine each stage of the life cycle, from birth and infancy to childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. In developing countries the main direct causes of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) are nutritional. …”
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Do cash transfer programmes affect child anaemia? Results From a meta-analysis by Manley, James, Alderman, Harold

“…Childhood anaemia is common and debilitating. Nutrition-specific policies are effective for addressing anaemia in many contexts but less is known about nutrition-sensitive policies such as cash transfers. …”
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Global trends in meat and milk and their implications for developing countries and poor people by Delgado, Christopher L.

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Are data available for tracking progress on nutrition policies, programs, and outcomes in Afghanistan? by Jangid, Manita, Neupane, Sumanta, Scott, Samuel P., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Kim, Sunny S., Murira, Zivai, Torlesse, Harriet, Menon, Purnima

“…In population-based surveys, data was not available on indicators related to IFA supplementation and deworming during adolescence, counseling during pregnancy, newborn care, counseling on infant and young child feeding (IYCF), or on growth monitoring, identification and management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) during early childhood. In administrative data systems, data was not available on IFA supplementation and counseling during pregnancy, support for early initiation of breastfeeding, multiple micronutrient powder (MNP), or zinc supplementation during early childhood. …”
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Vaccination of household chickens results in a shift in young children’s diet and improves child growth in rural Kenya by Otiang, E., Yoder, J., Manian, S., Campbell, Zoë A., Thumbi, Samuel M., Njagi, L.W., Nyaga, P.N., Palmer, G.H.

“…Childhood growth faltering remains unacceptably high in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Impacts of prenatal and environmental factors on child growth: Evidence from Indonesia by Yamauchi, Futoshi, Higuchi, Katsuhiko, Suhaeti, Rita Nur

“…These findings show that interactions of ecological and technological variations affect early childhood human capital formation and can have long-term impacts on their outcomes. …”
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Functional and nutritional characterization of a natural diet based on BIO102 iron biofortified beans in newly weaned mice by Jiménez‐Cardozo, N., Díaz‐Vesga, Magda C., Gallego-Castillo, Sonia, Álvarez, Daniel, Orozco‐Agredo, Juan Camilo, Ortega, José Guillermo, Morales‐Jiménez, Camilo

“…Childhood malnutrition persists as a critical issue in Latin America, particularly affecting protein and iron intake among children. …”
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Impact assessment of Benazir Nashonuma Programme (BNP) on maternal, child health and nutritional status in Pakistan: A quasi-experimental study protocol by Muhammad, Shah, Malik, Asma Abdul, Soofi, Sajid, Habib, Atif, Umer, Muhammad, Rizvi, Arjumand, Ahmed, Imran, Leroy, Jef L., Cousens, Simon, Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmed

“…This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the BNP in reducing childhood stunting and improving maternal and child health outcomes. …”
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Implementation matters: program impact pathway analysis of four sectoral nutrition-sensitive interventions in Anambra and Kebbi States, Nigeria by Ezekannagha, O., Drimie, S., von Fintel, D., Maziya-Dixon, B., Mbhenyane, X.

“…Background: Undernutrition in early childhood can be reduced when large-scale, nutrition-sensitive programs are delivered with adequate dose, reach, fidelity, and recruitment. …”
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Are data available for tracking progress on nutrition policies, programs, and outcomes in Sri Lanka? by Neupane, Sumanta, Jangid, Manita, Scott, Samuel P., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Kim, Sunny S., Murira, Zivai, Torlesse, Harriet, Menon, Purnima

“…Nutrition actions not included in current policies and programs were food supplementation during adolescence and food supplementation for complementary feeding during early childhood. Although policies addressed daily or intermittent iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation during preconception, the country’s preconception care program has not yet implemented it. …”
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Are data available for tracking progress on nutrition policies, programs, and outcomes in Bhutan? by Jangid, Manita, Neupane, Sumanta, Scott, Samuel P., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Kim, Sunny S., Murira, Zivai, Torlesse, Harriet, Menon, Purnima

“…Nutrition actions that were not included in current policies and programs were: iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation and deworming during preconception, food supplementation for malnourished lactating women, and IFA supplementation during early childhood. Policies addressed four actions for which there were no programs to implement it: daily IFA supplementation and deworming during preconception, advice about weight gain after weighing during pregnancy, outpatient management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and management of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) during early childhood. …”
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Co-occurrence of stunting and off-track early child development in low- and middle-income countries by Jeong, Joshua, Chi, Hyejun, Bliznashka, Lilia, Pitchik, Helen O., Kim, Rockli

“…The associations of poor household wealth, no birth registration, and no early childhood education with co-occurrence were significantly larger than their associations with stunting only or off-track ECD only. …”
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Spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal analysis of under-five diarrhea in Southern Ethiopia by Beyene, H., Deressa, W., Kumie, A., Grace, Delia

“…Background Despite improvements in prevention efforts, childhood diarrhea remains a public health concern. …”
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AgroSalud: feeding ambitions by AgroSalud

“…This photofilm documents efforts to improve childhood nutrition through a school feeding program, which uses biofortified maize, in Colombia's southwestern department of Cauca. …”
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Suite of tools for measuring cost and cost-effectiveness of multisectoral nutrition strategies and interventions by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…Cost per beneficiary estimates of implementing the intervention through an early childhood development platform compare favorably with similar interventions. …”
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How we can help hungry kids, one text at a time by Kahumbu Stephanou, Su

“…Su Kahumbu raises badass cows -- healthy, well-fed animals whose protein is key to solving a growing crisis in Africa: childhood nutritional stunting. With iCow, a simple SMS service she developed to support small-scale livestock farmers, the TED Fellow is helping farmers across the continent by texting them tips on caring for and raising animals. …”
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Can dairy help solve the malnutrition crisis in developing countries? An economic analysis by Headey, Derek D.

“…Undernutrition in early childhood is particularly costly because of its lifelong consequences: poor health, inferior educational outcomes, and lower wages and productivity in adulthood (Black et al., 2013). …”
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A multisectoral food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition program targeted to women and children in the first 1000 days increases attainment of language and motor miles... by Olney, Deanna K., Leroy, Jef L., Bliznashka, Lilia, Ruel, Marie T.

“…Child development is affected by multiple factors throughout pregnancy and childhood. Multisectoral programs addressing these factors may improve children's development.…”
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