Constraints on the delivery of animal-source foods to infants and young children: Case studies from five countries

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-220

  Pachón, Helena ^a,b   Simondon, Kirsten B ^c   Fall, Safiètou T ^d   Menon, Purnima ^a   Ruel, Marie T ^e   Hotz, Christine ^f   Creed Kanashiro, Hilary ^g   Arce, Blanca ^h   Domínguez, María Reyna Liria ^g   Frongillo, Edward A ⁱ   Brown, Dan L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d Institut Senegalais de Recherches AgrEcoles Dakar   (Senegal)

^e INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^g INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

^h INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal agriculture; Animal source food; Child nutrition; Complementary feeding practices; Constraints; Developing countries; Rural development

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PRODUCT; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; INFANT FEEDING; MODELING;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PERU; SENEGAL; SOUTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD NUTRITION; DAIRY PRODUCT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEAT; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PERU; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENEGAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIET; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HAITI; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEAT; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PERU; POVERTY; SENEGAL;

EID: 34250316885     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650702800211     Document Type: Article

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