Adolescent and young women face grave nutrition challenges, but limited evidence exists on solutions to improve their diets.
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The Global Diet Quality Score is associated with nutrient adequacy and depression among Vietnamese youths
The Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) has been recommended as a simple diet quality metric that is reflective of both nutrient adequacy and noncommunicable disease outcomes.
Adolescence is a sensitive transition time that affects rights, roles, and responsibilities in food choice, yet limited evidence exists on dietary intakes during this critical period.
Locally relevant food-based recommendations could increase iron and calcium intake for adolescent girls in Vietnam
Unhealthy eating habits are common among adolescents in Vietnam, where transitioning food environments increasingly offer energy-dense micronutrient-poor foods.
The global regulatory framework for the commercialization of nutrient enriched biofortified foods
Nutrient enriched crops (NECs) were developed through biofortification as a tool to reach the world's most vulnerable.
Calcium supplementation for the prevention of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: Current evidence and programmatic considerations
Most low- and middle-income countries present suboptimal intakes of calcium during pregnancy and high rates of mortality due to maternal hypertensive disorders.
Adolescent birth and child undernutrition: An analysis of demographic and health surveys in Bangladesh, 1996–2017
Adolescent birth is a major global concern owing to its adverse effects on maternal and child health.
Assessing the performance of the Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI) in rural India
Research found Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI) valid for measuring the developmental status of children under 3 in rural India.
Early marriage and early childbearing in South Asia: Trends, inequalities, and drivers from 2005 to 2018
Early marriage (EM) and early childbearing (ECB) have far‐reaching consequences.