Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries

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 gradua...

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Main Author:	Bhargava, Alok
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2017
Subjects:	economic development food policies diet quality child health morbidity cognitive development livestock production taxation
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26001

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spelling	okr-10986-260012021-04-23T14:04:33Z Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries Bhargava, Alok economic development food policies diet quality child health morbidity cognitive development livestock production taxation 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. 2017-02-02T21:35:21Z 2017-02-02T21:35:21Z 2015-08 Journal Article World Bank Research Observer 1564-6971 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26001 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Bangladesh India Kenya Philippines Tanzania
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description	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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title	Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries
title_short	Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries
title_full	Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries
title_fullStr	Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries
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publisher	Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
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Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries

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