Food pathways for improving nutritional situations

Acquire the knowledge and approach necessary for designing strategies to improve the nutritional status of populations or groups at risk, based on diet.

EU program:

1. Introduction and theoretical foundations

- Definition of different dietary strategies for improving nutritional status and the different foods that can be used.

- Methods for diagnosing dietary practices and the nutritional value of foods in developing countries.

- Key nutritional characteristics of foods used in V2ASN.

2. Main foods used in Southern countries

- Dietary and nutritional importance of different food groups.

- Description; nutritional value and main traditional uses.

3. Nutrition during the "1000-day period"

- Nutrition for pregnant women

- Nutritional needs and physiological constraints of infants and young children

- Breastfeeding

- Complementary feeding and complementary foods

- Strategies for improving young children's diets

4. Other areas of application for V2ASN

- General population

- Women of childbearing age

- School-aged children

EU Manager:

Christèle VERNIERE:christele.verniere@ird.fr