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Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries / Bhargava, Alok
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Bhargava, Alok
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Child Health.
- Cognitive Development.
- Diet Quality.
- Early Child and Children's Health.
- Economic Development.
- Educational Campaigns.
- Food & Beverage Industry.
- Food Policies.
- Health Monitoring & Evaluation.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Indirect Taxation.
- Industry.
- Livestock Production.
- Morbidity.
- Nutrition.
- Population Policies.
- Local Subjects:
- Child Health.
- Cognitive Development.
- Diet Quality.
- Early Child and Children's Health.
- Economic Development.
- Educational Campaigns.
- Food & Beverage Industry.
- Food Policies.
- Health Monitoring & Evaluation.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Indirect Taxation.
- Industry.
- Livestock Production.
- Morbidity.
- Nutrition.
- Population Policies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (52 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2014
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Although the importance of diet quality for improving child health is widely recognized, the roles of environmental factors and the absorption of nutrients for children's physical growth and morbidity have not been adequately integrated into a policy framework. Moreover, nutrient intakes gradually affect child health, so it is helpful to use alternative tools to evaluate short-term interventions versus long-term food policies. This article emphasizes the role of diet quality reflected in the intake of nutrients such as protein, calcium, and iron for children's physical growth. Vitamins A and C are important for reducing morbidity. Children's growth and morbidity affect their cognitive development, which is critical for the future supply of skilled labor and economic growth. Evidence on these issues from countries such as Bangladesh, India, Kenya, the Philippines, and Tanzania is summarized. The supply of nutritious foods is appraised from the viewpoint of improving diet quality. Finally, the roles of educational campaigns and indirect taxes on unhealthy processed foods consumed by the affluent in developing countries are discussed.
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