Kuntal Kumar Saha, Edward A. Frongillo, Dewan S Alam, Shams El Arifeen et al.
Background The World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund recommend a global strategy for feeding infants and young children for proper nutrition and health. Objective We evaluated the effects of following current infant feeding recommendations on the gr...
Mary Murimi, Ana Florencia Moyeda-Carabaza, Bong Nguyen, Sanjoy Saha et al.
Context: Establishing healthy dietary practices at an early age is crucial, as dietary behaviors in childhood track to adulthood. Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to identify factors associated with successful nutrition education interventions conducted in children and published ...
Lucy Griffiths, Mario Cortina‐Borja, Francesco Sera, Theodora Pouliou et al.
OBJECTIVE: To describe levels of physical activity, sedentary time and adherence to Chief Medical Officers (CMO) physical activity guidelines among primary school-aged children across the UK using objective accelerometer-based measurements. DESIGN: Nationally representative prospective cohort study....
Tuhin Biswas, Sarah P. Garnett, Sonia Pervin, Lal Rawal
BACKGROUND: Over the two last decades Bangladesh, a low-income country, has experienced a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition. The population has increased substantially with rapid urbanization and changing pattern of disease, which at least in part, can be explained by nutritional chan...
Joanne E Arsenault, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, M Munirul Islam, M. Belal Hossain et al.
Documentation of micronutrient intake inadequacies among developing country populations is important for planning interventions to control micronutrient deficiencies. The objective of this study was to quantify micronutrient intakes by young children and their primary female caregivers in rural Bang...
Phuong Hong Nguyen, Rasmi Avula, Marie T. Ruel, Kuntal Kumar Saha et al.
Dietary diversity (DD) reflects micronutrient adequacy of the diet and is associated with better child growth. Emerging evidence suggests that maternal and child DD are associated. This could have measurement and programmatic implications. Data on mother-child (6-24 mo) dyads in Bangladesh, Vietnam,...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Shuby Puthussery
Objective To assess and synthesize the published evidence on risk factors of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence in South Asia. Study design A systematically conducted narrative review. Methods A systematic review was conducted of all primary studies published between January 1990 an...
Yarlini Balarajan, Eduardo Villamor
Our aims in this study were to examine trends in the prevalence of overweight-obesity and underweight among women of reproductive age in 3 South Asian countries between 1996 and 2006 and to identify sociodemographic correlates of overweight in the most recent survey. Using nationally representative ...
Riaz Uddin, Eun‐Young Lee, Shanchita R. Khan, Mark S. Tremblay et al.
The precursors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are often manifested during childhood and adolescence with little knowledge about co-occurrence of their related lifestyle risk factors. To address this deficit, we estimated the prevalence and clustering of six major NCD-risk factors in adolescents...
Sohana Shafique, Nasima Akhter, Gudrun Stallkamp, Saskia de Pee et al.
BACKGROUND: Although undernutrition and communicable diseases dominate the current disease burden in resource-poor countries, the prevalence of diet related chronic diseases is increasing. This paper explores current trends of under- and overweight in Bangladeshi women. METHOD: Nationally representa...
Stephanie A. Richard, R. E. Black, Robert H. Gilman, Richard L. Guerrant et al.
The short-term association between diarrhea and weight is well-accepted, but the long-term association between diarrhea and growth is less clear. Using data from 7 cohort studies (Peru, 1985-1987; Peru, 1989-1991; Peru, 1995-1998; Brazil, 1989-1998; Guinea-Bissau, 1987-1990; Guinea-Bissau, 1996-1997...
Amanda Zongrone, Kate Winskell, Purnima Menon
OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between indicators of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and anthropometric measures of nutritional status among children aged 0-23 months in a nationally representative data set. DESIGN: Data from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey were used...
J Bush, Martin White, Joe Kai, Judith Rankin et al.
Abstract Objective: To gain detailed understanding of influences on smoking behaviour in Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities in the United Kingdom to inform the development of effective and culturally acceptable smoking cessation interventions. Design: Qualitative study using community participato...
Anthony D. Okely, Katharina E. Kariippanon, Hongyan Guan, Ellie Taylor et al.
BACKGROUND: The restrictions associated with the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes to young children's daily routines and habits. The impact on their participation in movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary screen time and sleep) is unknown. This international longitudinal stu...
William Checkley, Hassen Ghannem, Vilma Irazola, Sylvester Kimaiyo et al.
Noncommunicable disease (NCD), comprising cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, are increasing in incidence rapidly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Some patients have access to the same treatments available in high-income countries, but mos...