Improving child nutrition / Améliorer l’état nutritionnel des enfants

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    Nutrition for health and socioeconomic development in Sub-Saharan Africa : final technical report
    (2014-08) Lartey, Anna; Marquis, Grace S.
    Objectives to improve child nutrition in Ghana have been accomplished thus far through training activities, establishment of the University of Ghana’s Nutrition Research and Training Centre, graduate training for 5 PhD and 17 MSc students, and creation of a community-based dietetic internship for North American and Ghanaian students with research projects on child nutrition. Nutrition education through multiple sectors has improved rural diets and national awareness of the growing problem of overweight among Ghanaian children has increased. Current research and interventions build on these project results.
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    Report of the Ghana School Survey Results Dissemination workshop, Accra, Ghana, September 2012
    (Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, Legon, GH, 2012) Lartey, Anna
    During the transition period from childhood to adolescence, poor dietary habits are often established which are hard to reverse later in life. Evidence suggests that early child nutrition sets the stage for adult chronic diseases. For this reason global efforts are focusing on addressing nutritional problems in the first 1000 days beginning from conception to 24 months of child’s age. The Ghanaian diet of unprocessed cereal meals, fresh fruits, and leafy vegetables is being replaced by high fat diets and refined cereals. The survey assesses the nutritional status of school children in the two largest cities of Accra and Kumasi.
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    Is a Peruvian mother's new pregnancy associated with changes in the dietary intakes of her breastfeeding child?
    (School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, 2011) Verney, Allison; School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University
    The study documents associations between the practice of breastfeeding during pregnancy and the dietary intake of infants and young children. Adequate dietary intake is essential for growth and development during this critical period. In this study, the overlap of breastfeeding and pregnancy was found to be associated with changes in breast milk but not with total energy intake. As the pregnancy-lactation overlap is still practiced among women in peri-urban communities of Lima, healthcare professionals need evidence-based nutrition information to share with women who choose to continue breastfeeding during their pregnancy. Results provide insights into determinants of Peruvian diets and health.
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    Tackling poverty through private sector microcredit programs in Ghana : does infant and young child nutrition improve?
    (School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, 2012) Friesen, Valerie M.; School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University
    Private sector activities such as microcredit (MC) may play a role in improving the diet of infants and young children in Ghana; however, added nutrition education may be necessary to see improvements in child growth. Participants included 102 active microcredit member mothers and 102 non-microcredit (NMC) member mothers and their youngest child (6-23 mo). Long-term partnerships between rural banks and nutrition-related organizations are needed to ensure sustainability of education components over time.
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    Postpartum nutrition education services for HIV-positive Ghanaian women are scarce despite their increased risk of weight loss
    (School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, 2011-06) Chehayber, Hoda; School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University
    HIV-P women may need individualized nutrition counseling to help them maintain a normal weight during the postpartum period. Predictors of weight change throughout the first year postpartum were examined using data from 314 Ghanaian HIV-positive (HIV-P) and HIV-negative (HIV-N) women. The overall effect over one year postpartum was a loss in average weight in HIV-P women and a gain in average weight in HIV-N women. Financial insecurity, low support from health services, and stigma limited the women’s ability to follow recommendations received. Barriers to providing more nutrition education included lack of audience-appropriate materials and in-service training.