Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

ABOUT THIS NOTE This research note presents findings on the availability of diet-related data in publicly available population-based surveys conducted in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan in the last decade...

BACKGROUND: Healthy diets are necessary for optimal growth and to carry out daily mental and physical tasks. Unhealthy diets drive all forms of malnutrition and dietary...

Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) provide country-specific guidance on what constitutes a healthy diet. With increasing evidence for the synergy between human and planetary health, FBDGs have...

Malnutrition continues to affect many vulnerable populations worldwide, with the majority of these residing in developing and underdeveloped countries. This problem has been exacerbated by the changing climate and more...

This article explores linkages between food security, food sovereignty and foodways within the context of poor urban populations in Southeast Asia. We situate the study within...

Highlights: The first part of this edition of the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022 presents up-to-date data on the cost and affordability of healthy diets...

Studying successful country-level food systems transformations, this report identifies repeatable actions, investments, and collaborations that can accelerate the transition to more resilient, inclusive, sustainable, and healthy...

Unhealthy diet is a leading factor for death and disability globally (WHO, 2021). Chinese diets have shifted substantially from the traditional plant-based diets to animal- and plant-based diets...

Highlights Household data are used to compare diet patterns in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda to the EAT-Lancet reference diet. Consumption gaps for fruits, vegetables...

Highlights The global nutrition crisis displays worrying trends across every form of malnutrition, from hunger to obesity. 768 million people were affected by hunger in...