Essential Nutrient Requirements Not Met by Diets High in Staple Foods: Results from the Fill the Nutrient Gap Analysis in Selected Countries
ART 520
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Essential Nutrient Requirements Not Met by Diets High in Staple Foods: Results from the Fill the Nutrient Gap Analysis in Selected Countries
Author
Deptford, A. (WFP)
Baldi, G. (WFP)
Bose, I. (WFP)
Badham, J. (WFP)
Knight, F. (WFP)
Klemm, J. (WFP)
De Pee, S. (WFP)
Baldi, G. (WFP)
Bose, I. (WFP)
Badham, J. (WFP)
Knight, F. (WFP)
Klemm, J. (WFP)
De Pee, S. (WFP)
Language Note
English
ISBN/LRC Code
WFP-SL1234
Summary
Meeting nutrient requirements is a prerequisite for optimal health and nutritional status and requires a diverse diet. In resource-poor settings, households rely to a large extent on starchy staple food to meet their energy needs. High consumption of these food leaves limited room in the diet for inclusion of nutrient-dense foods to meet remaining essential nutrient needs without exceeding energy requirements. Maintaining high staple food consumption when households could afford a more diverse diet may contribute to the double burden of malnutrition.
Call Number
ART 520
In
Sight and Life, 2018, Vol.32, No.2, P.40-48
Language
English
System Control No.
ANA-128142
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