Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
This is a special issue of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences on Adolescent Women's Nutritional Status. It contains articles on such issues as dietary and nondietary determinants of nutritional status among adolescent girls and adult women in India, and understanding the determinants of adolescent nutrition in Bangladesh.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
This resource guide is intended for policy advisors supporting decision makers and development partners involved in multisectoral food and nutrition-related policy-making processes. One of the recommendations is the establishment of policies and the strengthening of interventions to improve maternal nutrition and health, beginning with adolescent girls and continuing through pregnancy and lactation.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
In 2011, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated that 30 percent of food is lost or wasted globally.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
This study assessed the effects of a school nutrition pilot in the Baidoa district in Somalia with a view to scale-up a multi-component school nutrition program. The interventions included the formation of nutrition clubs to disseminate nutrition information to students and weekly IFAS for adolescent girls.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
This book chapter describes the dietary intake and the consequences of malnutrition for children ages 5 to 19, as well as global actions to address these issues.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
This study generated evidence on adolescent diets globally and explored patterns and trends by subpopulation, using data from the Global School-based Student Health Surveys in Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Latin America. The study found that school-going adolescents infrequently consume fruits and vegetables and frequently consume carbonated soft drinks, but there is wide variability by subpopulation.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
This study conducted qualitative research on the individual, social, environmental, and structural factors that influence the eating behaviors of female adolescents in low‐income families in urban and rural settings in Bangladesh. The study's recommendations relate to the age of marriage, adolescent pregnancy, schools meals for adolescents, prolonging education, and strengthening women's economic viability.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
This study involved qualitative research in five urban sites in Java, Indonesia to examine individual, social, environmental, and macrosystem factors that affect snacking among unmarried girls ages 16 to 19. The study's findings emphasize the importance of behavioral change strategies to modify the eating and activity patterns of adolescent girls to curb the trajectory of overweight.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
This report summarizes the 2018 international conference “Leaving No One Behind: Making the Case for Adolescent Girls.” The report presents the main messages that emerged during the event and provides an overview of the highlights of the panel presentations and discussions.
Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank
This is a storybook from the Children’s Participation in Action and Learning for Nutrition (PCAANS) project in Mozambique. The book aims to teach children how to grow food to keep themselves and their families healthy.