Brief
Nov 07 2014
Interaction of nutrition and infection and the effect on early child growth (Insight Series)
Reviews available evidence on whether infection diminishes the positive impact of nutrition interventions on child growth and whether improved nutrition limits the negative impact of infections on child growth.
Brief
Nov 07 2014
Nutrition and brain development in early life (Insight Series)
Reviews evidence of the effect of undernutrition from conception through the first two years of life on brain development and on the short-term and long-term development of cognitive, motor, and socio-emotional skills.
Brief
Nov 07 2014
Essential fats for mothers and infants (Insight Series)
Discusses why intake of essential fats in the last trimester of pregnancy and the first 2 years after birth is critical for development of the brain and nervous system and presents strategies for improving fatty acid status.
Report
Nov 07 2014
Identifying Micronutrient Gaps in the Diets of Breastfed 6-11-month-old Infants
Presents the methodology and results of using linear programming to determine whether micronutrient needs could be met using only unfortified local foods in three countries, explores options for meeting these needs that includes fortified products, and compares the costs of the various scenarios.
Report
Feb 01 2014
Small grant program: Findings of 12 innovation grants to improve infant and young child feeding
The goal of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) Grants Program (2009 to 2014) was to identify new solutions for scaling up effective and sustainable interventions to improve infant and young child feeding by linking research to program delivery.