ABSTRACT DIGEST ON MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION RESEARCH – ISSUE 40

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In this  40^th issue of the POSHAN Abstract Digest, we bring to you a collection of articles on the burden of malnutrition in India, its distribution patterns and determinants. You will find several articles focused on nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive solutions aimed at improving nutritional outcomes and determinants. This issue also features two articles on data for nutrition, one pertaining to data availability for nutrition financing in India and another describing the current situation of reliable biomarker data availability on micronutrient deficiencies at the global level. We have also included a small section on COVID-19 focused peer-reviewed articles.

Below is the list of peer-reviewed articles. Please click on the title if you wish to go straight to the article.

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List of articles in this issue

Intraindividual Double-Burden of Anthropometric Undernutrition and “Metabolic Obesity” in Indian Children: A Paradox That Needs Action

Jeyakumar et al. 2021. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 42(1): 55–64.

Double Burden of Underweight and Overweight Among Indian Adults: Spatial Patterns and Social Determinants

Bhandari et al. 2021. Public Health Nutrition: 1–15.

Child Undernutrition in the States of India: An Analysis Based on Change in Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure from 2006 to 2016

Jith et al. 2021. Review of Development and Change 26(1): 104–126.

Multilevel Analysis of Geographic Variation Among Correlates of Child Undernutrition in India

Jain et al. 2021. Maternal and Child Nutrition: e13197.

Precision Mapping Child Undernutrition for Nearly 600,000 Inhabited Census Villages in India

Kim et al. 2021. PNAS 118 (18): e2025865118.

Determinants of Anthropometric Failure Among Tribal Children Younger than 5 Years of Age in Palghar, Maharashtra, India

Jeyakumar et al. 2021. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 42(1): 55–64.

Maternal Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Perinatal Outcomes in Southern India

Finkelstein et al. 2021. PLoS ONE 16(4): e0248145.

Prevalence and Determinants of Vitamin A Deficiency Among Children in India: Findings from a National Cross-Sectional Survey

Kundu et al. 2021. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 11: 100768.

Determinants of Minimum Acceptable Diet Feeding Among Children Aged 6–23 Months in Odisha, India

Acharya et al. 2021. Public Health Nutrition: 1–11.

Haemoglobin Thresholds to Define Anaemia in a National Sample of Healthy Children and Adolescents Aged 1–19 Years in India: A Population-Based Study

Sachdev et al. The Lancet Global Health 9(6): e822–e831.

Strengthening Nutrition Interventions in Antenatal Care Services Affects Dietary Intake, Micronutrient Intake, Gestational Weight Gain, and Breastfeeding in Uttar Pradesh, India: Results of a Cluster-Randomized Program Evaluation

Nguyen et al. 2021. The Journal of Nutrition: nxab131.

Effect of Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Interventions With Participatory Videos and Women’s Group Meetings on Maternal and Child Nutritional Outcomes in Rural Odisha, India (UPAVAN Trial): A Four-Arm, Observer-Blind, Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial

Kadiyala et al. 2021. Lancet Planet Health 5: e263–76.

Home Fortification of Complementary Foods Reduces Anemia and Diarrhea among Children Aged 6–18 Months in Bihar, India: A Large-Scale Effectiveness Trial

Young et al. 2021. The Journal of Nutrition: nxab065.

Evaluation of Complex Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health Interventions Leading to Sustainable Healthy Diets

Frongillo et al. 2021. The Journal of Nutrition: nxab126.

Community-Level Women’s Education and Undernutrition Among Indian Adolescents: A Multilevel Analysis of a National Survey

Shah et al. 2021. PLoS ONE 16(5): e0251427.

Public Finance Management and Data Availability for Nutrition Financing in India

Kapur et al. 2021. BMJ Global Health 6: e004705.

Does Food Price Subsidy Affect Dietary Diversity? Evidence from South India

Malaiarasan et al. 2021. Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research 15(2): 268–290.

Measurement of Population Mental Health: Evidence from a Mobile Phone Survey in India

Coffey et al. 2021. Health Policy and Planning 36: 606–619.

Increasing the Availability and Utilization of Reliable Data on Population Micronutrient (MN) Status Globally: The MN Data Generation Initiative

Brown et al. 2021. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: nqab173.

A Scoping Review of Research on Policies to Address Child Undernutrition in the Millennium Development Goals Era

Pike et al. 2021. Public Health Nutrition: 1–12.

An Interrupted Time Series Analysis of the Lockdown Policies in India: A National-Level Analysis of COVID-19 Incidence

Thayer et al. 2021. Health Policy and Planning 36(5): 620–629.

Nutrition in the Actual COVID-19 Pandemic. A Narrative Review

Clemente-Suárez et al. 2021. Nutrients 13(6): 1924.

Leveraging Digital Platforms for Disseminating Health and Nutrition Information During COVID-19: Reflections From Project Samvad in India

Ali et al. 2021. Journal of Global Health Reports 5: e2021036.

COVID-19 Disrupted Provision and Utilization of Health and Nutrition Services in Uttar Pradesh, India: Insights from Service Providers, Household Phone Surveys, and Administrative Data

Nguyen et al. 2021. The Journal of Nutrition nxab135.

India Faces a Challenge with Its Mass Vaccination Efforts

Subramanian. 2021. The Lancet Global Health.