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Animal Source Foods and Child Nutrition in Bangladesh, Nepal and Uganda

Woman and baby drying fish
Photo Credit: Balaram Mahalder, WorldFish Bangladesh

Event Date: Aug 05, 2020

Time: 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM (GMT +0)

Location: United States

Online: Online Event

Event Links: Register Here

Host: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition

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Animal sourced foods (ASFs) are nutrient dense foods that when consumed in small amounts provide quality protein, vitamins, minerals and amino acids, and all nutrients critical for growth and development, particularly of infants and young children. While evidence supports the contribution of ASFs in improving the linear growth of children, a better understanding of the long-term effects of the consumption of different ASFs is needed. In this webinar we will examine the role of ASFs in improving the nutritional status of vulnerable populations and present findings from the Innovation Lab for Nutrition’s studies in Nepal, Uganda and Bangladesh. These include econometric multi-country analyses assessing the role of the type of ASF and the total number of ASFs in supporting optimal growth and development. We will also present analyses and findings on our work in the realm of nutrition-sensitive interventions (e.g. aquaculture and animal husbandry), consumption of ASFs, and nutritional status.

Moderator:

Grace Namirembe - Data Analyst for the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition

Panelists:

Dr. Patrick Webb - Director for the U.S. Government's Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition and Alexander McFarlane Professor of Nutrition at Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Dr. Shibani Ghosh - Associate Director for the U.S. Government's Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition and Research Associate Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

Dr. Sonia Zaharia - Post Doctoral Fellow for the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition

Filed Under: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition

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