A 10-Food Group Dietary Diversity Score Outperforms a 7-Food Group Score in Characterizing Seasonal Variability and Micronutrient Adequacy in Rural Zambian Children

Caswell, Bess; Talegawkar, Sameera A.; Siamusantu, Ward; West, Keith P.; Palmer, Amanda

doi:10.1093/jn/nxx011

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“…I analyzed the dietary recall data by grouping each consumed ingredient into pre-set nutritional food groups (according to Caswell et al 25 ; Fig. 1).…”

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Food Environment Research among an Indigenous Community in Namibia – A New Approach to Explore Food Security of Rural People in Developing Countries

Heim

2019

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition

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The concepts of food environment were developed in the industrialized countries where non-market-based components and cultural norms were largely overlooked. These are essential when studying the food security of indigenous and local communities undergoing substantial lifestyle transformations. In Namibia, the recently altered food environment of the Khwe San former hunter-gatherer community represent a relevant context to consider the above-mentioned gaps, and to assess the relationship between their current food environment and diet. To undertake this assessment, quantitative and qualitative research methodologies were used, which included participant observation, cultural domain analysis, key informant interviews, dietary surveys and ranking exercises. The dietary diversity of the population is low, and several food groups are missing or poorly represented in the diet. Key informants and food source ranking interviews revealed the comprehensive characteristics and deficiencies of the local food environment and highlighted the contribution of a strict nature conservation measure to the food-insecure condition. The results also provide information for political actors about the best food strategies to adopt to improve the local food environment.

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“…I analyzed the dietary recall data by grouping each consumed ingredient into pre-set nutritional food groups (according to Caswell et al 25 ; Fig. 1).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Food Environment Research among an Indigenous Community in Namibia – A New Approach to Explore Food Security of Rural People in Developing Countries

Heim

2019

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition

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“…MDD was developed to reflect adequacy of the micronutrient density of complementary foods of children aged six to 23 months, and thus is not appropriate to reflect the micronutrient adequacy of diets of children older than 23 months. A recent study showed that MDD-W performed better than MDD for predicting micronutrient adequacy among rural Zambian children 4 to 8 years of age (Caswell et al, 2018). Similarly, another recent study established that, using the MDD-W among pregnant women in Bangladesh, a cut-point of 6 or more food groups performed better than the cut-point of 5 or more food groups recommended for non-pregnant women (Nguyen et al, 2018).…”

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Systematic review of use and interpretation of dietary diversity indicators in nutrition-sensitive agriculture literature

Verger

Ballard²,

Dop

et al. 2019

Global Food Security

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In the past decade, food group dietary diversity indicators (FGIs) have increasingly been used to assess the impact of agriculture on food security or nutrition. Following a structured search strategy and a two-phase screening process, 46 studies investigating associations between agriculture and food security or nutrition through the use of simple FGIs were assessed for how the indicators were constructed and interpreted. Most studies based on individual level FGIs were consistent with published guidance, while many of the studies measuring households' dietary diversity were not, particularly in terms of interpretation of the indicators or of food group classification. Efforts are needed to harmonize the way FGIs are used and interpreted in order to enhance comparability across studies and allow meta-analyses of the association between agriculture and food security or nutrition.

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“…In addition to the limits of relying on rain-fed production, poor market access, limited food processing activities that would extend the shelf-life of perishable goods (7,21), and high price fluctuations (20,21) further contribute to the seasonality of diets and consequently to varying levels of energy and nutrient intakes. Such seasonal dietary patterns have been commonly reported from other parts of rural Africa (24,25), and can have serious adverse effects, including insufficient weight gain during pregnancy and low birth weight of babies (26,27).…”

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Irrigation and women’s diet in Ethiopia: A longitudinal study

Baye¹,

Choufani²,

Mekonnen³

et al. 2019

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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), established in 1975, provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. IFPRI's strategic research aims to foster a climate-resilient and sustainable food supply; promote healthy diets and nutrition for all; build inclusive and efficient markets, trade systems, and food industries; transform agricultural and rural economies; and strengthen institutions and governance. Gender is integrated in all the Institute's work. Partnerships, communications, capacity strengthening, and data and knowledge management are essential components to translate IFPRI's research from action to impact. The Institute's regional and country programs play a critical role in responding to demand for food policy research and in delivering holistic support for country-led development. IFPRI collaborates with partners around the world.

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A 10-Food Group Dietary Diversity Score Outperforms a 7-Food Group Score in Characterizing Seasonal Variability and Micronutrient Adequacy in Rural Zambian Children

Abstract: DDS-W performed better than DDS-IYCF in characterizing seasonal variability and micronutrient adequacy among rural Zambian children.

Cited by 47 publications

References 23 publications

Food Environment Research among an Indigenous Community in Namibia – A New Approach to Explore Food Security of Rural People in Developing Countries

Food Environment Research among an Indigenous Community in Namibia – A New Approach to Explore Food Security of Rural People in Developing Countries

Systematic review of use and interpretation of dietary diversity indicators in nutrition-sensitive agriculture literature

Irrigation and women’s diet in Ethiopia: A longitudinal study

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