Food-Based Approaches to Improving Nutritional Status

Acquire the knowledge and approach necessary to design diet-based strategies for improving the nutritional status of populations or at-risk groups.

EU Program:

1. Introduction and Theoretical Foundations

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

- Methods for assessing dietary practices and the nutritional value of foods in the Global South.

- Key nutritional characteristics of the foods used in the V2ASN program.

2. Main Foods Consumed in the Global South

- Dietary and nutritional importance of the various
food groups.

- Description; nutritional value and main traditional processing methods.

3. Nutrition During the “1,000-Day Period”

- Nutrition for Pregnant Women

- Nutritional needs and physiological constraints of infants and young children

- Breastfeeding

- Supplemental nutrition and supplemental foods

- Strategies for Improving Young Children's Diets

4. Other Areas of Application for V2ASN

- General population

- Women of childbearing age

- School-age children

EU Representative:

Christèle VERNIERE:christele.verniere@ird.fr