Dietary animal source food across the lifespan in LMIC

McKune, Sarah; Mechlowitz, Karah; Miller, Laurie C.

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100656

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“…Despite the prevalence of child egg consumption increasing between endline and follow-up in the Partial Intervention and Control arms to percentages much closer to the Full Intervention arm, the mean number of eggs consumed per week by children in the Partial Intervention and Control groups remained lower (2.6 and 2.9, respectively) than in the Full Intervention group (5.7). In conjunction with qualitative findings and the observed drop in poultry numbers and egg consumption in the Full Intervention group, this observation calls into question a possible threshold of poultry numbers sufficient for egg consumption, as the Full Intervention arm had almost nine chickens at follow-up, which was higher than the Partial ( 6 ) or Control ( 5 ) group. This supports previous research which found the type and number of livestock to be important determinants of any improvements in child diet or growth ( 37 ).…”

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“…inhibit quantitative analysis across studies ( 5 ). The nutritional value of ASF, specifically eggs, is distinctly suited to support early child growth and development ( 6 – 8 ); thus, research continues to explore the use of ASF to improve the growth and development of children during key windows of development ( 9 ), particularly those in LMIC. One such study, the Un Oeuf study, was a cluster randomized controlled trial conducted in Burkina Faso ( 10 ).…”

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Sustainability and scalability of egg consumption in Burkina Faso for infant and young child feeding

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IntroductionMalnutrition is a significant challenge to the health of women and children in Burkina Faso. Given the critical role of animal source food on the health of infants and young children (IYC), interventions continue to explore the potential for eggs to prevent malnutrition.MethodsUsing data from the Un Oeuf intervention, which significantly increased IYC egg consumption, combined with quantitative and qualitative data from endline and 3-month follow-up, we explore the barriers and facilitating factors to IYC egg consumption and the sustainability and scalability of the intervention.ResultsChild egg consumption was high at follow-up in the Control, Partial, and Full Intervention arms (83.3, 88.2%, and 100, respectively). The Full Intervention arm had the highest mean number of eggs consumed (2.9, 2.6, and 5.7), which reflected a slight reduction from endline (6.2). All participants owned chickens at follow-up (100%), however, flock size varied. The Full Intervention arm had more chickens (mean 8.8) than the Control (5.1) or Partial Intervention (6.2) arms, which was a 50% reduction in below endline (18.5 chickens). Qualitative results indicate that chicken ownership, education about the nutritional value of eggs, and spousal support facilitated IYC egg consumption. Barriers included egg production, cultural taboos, and animal health. Motivational factors reported included the observed improvement in child health, increased availability of mothers' time, and mothers' financial independence. Knowledge sharing within the Full and Partial Intervention groups was widely reported, and the sustainability of IYC egg consumption was reinforced by accountability among mothers and to community leaders, flipbooks distributed during the project, and high motivation.DiscussionMain findings indicate that mothers who received the full Un Oeuf intervention were able to overcome barriers to feeding their child an egg daily, were able to improve their livelihood, were motivated to continue feeding their child eggs, and saw the addition of eggs into the child's diet as sustainable. Future nutrition sensitive agriculture interventions should consider tailoring this approach for other LMIC contexts. Future research is needed to explore a possible threshold in the number of household chickens necessary to continuously feed a child an egg a day.

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Sustainability and scalability of egg consumption in Burkina Faso for infant and young child feeding

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“…Unlike diseases, affordability is a factor that can be modified to improve older adults’ access to meat by either targeting prices or increasing the purchasing power [ 81 ]. ASFs are highly priced foods in LMICs and tend to cost more than other staple (plant-based) foods [ 27 ]. Wealth has also been shown to positively correlate with meat consumption [ 82 ].…”

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“…On the other hands, people also associate ASFs consumption, particularly red and processed meat, with undesirable health and environmental effects, including climate change and cardiovascular diseases [ 26 ]. However, most of the available research on adults’ behavior about ASFs consumption has been limited to high-income countries (HICs) [ 27 ]. In these countries, motives to consume or not consume meat have been perceived to be related to health, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, sensory appeal (taste, texture, flavor, etc.…”

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Older adults’ perceptions about meat consumption: a qualitative study in Gasabo district, Kigali, Rwanda

Habumugisha,

Måren,

Matsiko

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background The global population is increasingly aging, imposing a substantial burden on social and healthcare systems as aging is associated with gradual muscle wasting and functional decline. Consumption of protein-rich foods, such as livestock-based meat, providing high-quality proteins can prevent muscle wasting and related functional decline in older adults. However, there is a lack of data on the older adults’ perceptions about meat consumption, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Objective To explore the perceptions about dietary meat consumption among older adults in Gasabo district, Kigali, Rwanda. Methods We conducted a descriptive qualitative study, using focus group discussions. A total of eight FGDs, lasting between 55 and 80 min, were conducted with gender-mixed groups, including 31 men and 33 women aged ≥ 55 years old. Eight older adults participated in each FGD session, and all discussions were conducted in the local language (Kinyarwanda) using a pre-designed interview guide. The discussions were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim and translated into English. The transcript was inductively analyzed using thematic analytical process. Results Three themes were identified from the data, predominantly related to motives and barriers of meat consumption. The motives of meat consumption included improved quality and taste of the diet, improving own health, and having a social function. Barriers of meat consumption were perceived to be related to health risks, sustainability concerns (depletion of resources), and religious beliefs. Lastly, it was widely perceived that meat was unavailable and economically inaccessible, thus meat consumption was perceived to be associated with improved wealth. Conclusion The findings revealed a low and declining meat consumption among older adults due to poverty. Improving financial capacity or strategic public health work to improve protein consumption in the elderly is necessary to meet nutritional needs and facilitate healthy aging.

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“…In 2015, a study reported a global consumption of protein (78.2 g/d) over a third >50 g per day recommendation [ 11 , 13 ]. In contrast, the daily protein consumption varies among LMIC, where the amount of protein consumed per day is lower compared with Western countries, especially for animal protein sources [ 14 , 15 ]. It is also important to note that protein quantity requirements may vary with activity level when food consumption is low [ 11 ].…”

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Local Sources of Protein in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: How to Improve the Protein Quality?

Vissamsetti,

Simon-Collins,

Lin

et al. 2024

Current Developments in Nutrition

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Dietary animal source food across the lifespan in LMIC

Cited by 9 publications

References 152 publications

Sustainability and scalability of egg consumption in Burkina Faso for infant and young child feeding

Sustainability and scalability of egg consumption in Burkina Faso for infant and young child feeding

Older adults’ perceptions about meat consumption: a qualitative study in Gasabo district, Kigali, Rwanda

Local Sources of Protein in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: How to Improve the Protein Quality?

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