Gender inequality and malnutrition are regarded as inseparable parts of the vicious cycle of poverty, being considered a cause and an effect of hunger and poverty. The majority of rural households practise...
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Children's consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) is increasing in Ethiopia, but relatively little is known about the specific feeding practices that underlie this pattern. The objective of this study was to explore...
Highlights: Many cash transfer programs include nutrition training, but little is known about how doing so affects economic impacts. We study a program...
Highlights: Using household survey data from rural Bangladesh, we examine whether ownership of dairy cows is associated with a greater likelihood of consuming dairy products and with child...
Access to informal fresh food markets plays a vital role in household food security and dietary quality in transitioning rural economies.
However, it is not well...
Household food security, feeding practices, dietary diversity and coping strategies to household food insecurity are largely interconnected. Using a cross sectional study approach...
The safety of homemade weaning foods in low- and middle-income countries is of great concern as rural households have limited access to standardized commercial weaning foods. In the Acholi subregion...
Dietary diversity (DD) is a concern for poor people in developing countries, particularly in Africa. Most people's diets consist primarily of monotonous carbohydrate staples, with little or no...
Across developing countries, women play an important role both as producers of major food crops and in improving household nutrition. This research paper aims to assess the effect...
Consumption of unhealthy commercial foods and beverages (UCFB) is common among infants and young children living in low- and middle-income countries. Such foods can displace other...