Description

This review of the nutrition science and program literature will help ADB and other development partners in selecting nutrition interventions either as stand-alone activities or components in integrated social welfare programs. The paper emphasizes what works and why.

This publication covers various issues, including

• discussion on micronutrient deficiencies—Vitamin A, iodine, and anemia
• ways to avert low birth weight
• measures to and improve maternal nutrition, child growth, and cognitive development
• comprehensive review of the efficacy and effectiveness of supplementation and fortification trials
• impact of food-based approaches to improve maternal and child nutrition
• recommendations on a core program of proven efficacy and effectiveness and a level of investment in operations to improve evidence-based nutrition programming

Contents

• Preliminaries
• Introduction
• Preventing Low Birthweight
• Improving Child Growth
• Preventing and Treating Anemia
• Preventing and Treating Iodine Deficiency
• Preventing and Treating Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD)
• Effectiveness of Large Scale Interventions
• Prioritizing Options
• References
• Appendixes