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  Multiple micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy in low-income countries: a meta-analysis of effects on stillbirths and on early and late neonatal mortality

  United Nations University, 2009

  Multiple micronutrient deficiencies are common among women in low-income countries and may adversely affect pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to conduct a meta-analysis of the effects on stillbirths, early and late neonatal mortality of multiple micronutrient (MMN) compared with iron and folic acid (Fe + FA) supplementation during pregnancy in recent randomised controlled trials.
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  Accelerating reductions in undernutrition: what can nutrition governance tell us?

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2012

  This paper uses a political economy approach to examine questions around the lack of progress toward nutrition goals in six countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Peru and Zambia. All have medium to strong nutrition governance indicators, but only some are on track to meet the Millennium Development Goal and others have made no progress at all.
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  Fighting maternal and child malnutrition: analysing the political and institutional determinants of delivering a national multi-sectoral response in six countries: a synthesis paper

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013

  Governance is a critical yet understudied component in the nutrition agenda, according to this paper’s authors. The paper uses a political economy approach to examine questions around the progress or lack thereof toward nutrition goals in six countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Peru and Zambia.
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  Iron and zinc supplementation promote motor development and exploratory behaviour among Bangladeshi infants

  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2004

  Iron and zinc deficiency are prevalent during infancy in low-income countries. The objectives of this study were to examine whether a weekly supplement of iron, zinc, iron and zinc, or a micronutrient mix (MM) of 16 vitamins and minerals would alter infant development and behaviour.
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  The Hunger And Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI 2012)

  Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index, 2013

  The 2012 HANCI report finds that low income countries like Malawi and Madagascar and lower middle income Guatemala, are leading the charge against hunger and undernutrition, whilst economic powerhouses such as India and Nigeria are failing some of their most vulnerable citizens. Key findings include:
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  Development of Functional Beverage Based on Taste Preference

  2012

  The experiment was conducted to develop functional beverage based on taste preference and studied its storage life. 3 full factorial design was used to identify significant factor and base formulation. The “one factor at a time” optimization method was used to optimize formulation.
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  Implications for Human Development - Impacts of Food Price Volatility on Nutrition and Schooling

  Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2009

  The paper highlights the impacts of the 2007/08 food price inflation on nutrition and on school attendance. It draws on the results of studies commissioned by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Even at times of average food prices, extremely poor and food insecure families suffer malnutrition and difficulties in school.
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  Correlation between Fitness and Fatness in 6-14-year Old Serbian School Children

  Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh, 2011

  Lack of physical activity and/or physical fitness are some reasons epidemiologists suggest for increase in childhood obesity in the last 20 years, with clear correlation between body composition and physical activity and/or physical fitness yet to be determined.
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  Working together for better safety nets

  2012

  Safety net programmes have proved to be a useful instrument to tackle hunger and malnutrition in Bangladesh. However, insufficient co-ordination between the manifold initiatives causes inefficiencies and limits coverage of poor households suffering from hunger.
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  Evaluating the long-term impact of antipoverty interventions in Bangladesh: an overview

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2011

  Programmes are rarely evaluated in terms of both short- and long-term impact. This paper provides an assessment of the long-term impact of three antipoverty interventions in Bangladesh on monetary and non-monetary measures of well-being. The interventions are about the introduction of new agricultural technologies, educational transfers, and microfinance.

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