Bhargava, Alok2014-10-302014-10-302014-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20497Although the importance of diet quality for improving child health is widely recognized, the roles of environmental factors and the absorption of nutrients for children's physical growth and morbidity have not been adequately integrated into a policy framework. Moreover, nutrient intakes gradually affect child health, so it is helpful to use alternative tools to evaluate short-term interventions versus long-term food policies. This article emphasizes the role of diet quality reflected in the intake of nutrients such as protein, calcium, and iron for children's physical growth. Vitamins A and C are important for reducing morbidity. Children's growth and morbidity affect their cognitive development, which is critical for the future supply of skilled labor and economic growth. Evidence on these issues from countries such as Bangladesh, India, Kenya, the Philippines, and Tanzania is summarized. The supply of nutritious foods is appraised from the viewpoint of improving diet quality. Finally, the roles of educational campaigns and indirect taxes on unhealthy processed foods consumed by the affluent in developing countries are discussed.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTUREAMINO ACIDSANTE-NATAL CAREBABYBACTERIABACTERIAL INFECTIONSBEERBEHAVIOURAL FACTORSBEVERAGESBIRTH SPACINGBLINDNESSBREADBREAST CANCERBULLETINBUTTERCACALCIUMCARBOHYDRATECARDIOVASCULAR DISEASECARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESCAROTENECASSAVACEREALSCHEESECHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD FEEDINGCHILD GROWTHCHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH OUTCOMESCHILD MORBIDITYCHILD NUTRITIONCHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUSCHOLERACHRONIC DISEASECONTRACEPTIVESCOOKINGDAIRYDAIRY DEVELOPMENTDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORSDEMOGRAPHIC SURVEYSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDIABETESDIARRHEADIETDIETARY ENERGYDIETARY INTAKESDIETSDRIED FISHDRINKING WATERDRUGSEARLY CHILDHOODECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITYEGGSEPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCHEPIDEMIOLOGYESSENTIAL NUTRIENTSFAMILY HEALTHFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMSFATSFEEDINGFERMENTATIONFERTILITYFIBERFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNSFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD FORTIFICATIONFOOD INTAKEFOOD LABELINGFOOD MICROBIOLOGYFOOD POLICIESFOOD POLICYFOOD POLICY RESEARCHFOOD PREFERENCESFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SCIENCEFOOD SHORTAGESFOOD SUPPLEMENTATIONFOOD SUPPLEMENTATION PROGRAMSFOOD SUPPLIESFOODSFORTIFIED FOODSFRUITFRUITSGLOBAL HEALTHGRAINSGROWTH RETARDATIONHAND WASHINGHANDWASHINGHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INFRASTRUCTUREHEALTH INITIATIVESHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POLICIESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROMOTIONHEALTH STATUSHEALTH SYSTEMHIGH FERTILITY LEVELSHOUSEHOLD SIZEHUMAN BODYHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUNGERHYGIENEIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATIONSINFANTINFANT GROWTHINFANTSINFECTIONINFECTIOUS DISEASESINFORMATION SYSTEMSINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGYINTERVENTIONIODINEIRONIRON DEFICIENCIESIRON DEFICIENCYJOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGYLABELINGLABOR FORCELACTATING MOTHERSLARGE NUMBER OF WOMENLIFESTYLESLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESLOW-INCOME POPULATIONSMAIZEMAJORITY OF CHILDRENMALNUTRITIONMANGOESMASS MEDIAMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHMEALMEASLESMEATMEATSMEDICAL PROFESSIONALSMETAANALYSISMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIESMICRONUTRIENTSMILK PROCESSINGMINERALMORBIDITYMOTHERNEWBORNNEWBORN INFANTSNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUTRIENTNUTRIENT CONTENTNUTRIENT INTAKENUTRIENTSNUTRITIONNUTRITION COUNSELINGNUTRITION EDUCATIONNUTRITION RESEARCHNUTRITIONAL INTAKESNUTRITIONAL STATUSNUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATIONNUTSOBESITYOLD CHILDRENORANGEPAPAYASPARASITESPEDIATRICSPHYSICAL ACTIVITYPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTPHYSICAL GROWTHPHYSICIANSPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY FORMULATIONPOLICY GOALSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLIOPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION GROUPSPOPULATION SUBGROUPSPORRIDGEPOTATOPOTATOESPREGNANCYPREGNANCY OUTCOMESPREGNANCY STATUSPREGNANT WOMENPRESCHOOL CHILDRENPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLSPROCESSED FOODSPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSPROTEINPSYCHOLOGISTSPSYCHOLOGYPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC POLICYPULSESRANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALSREFRIGERATIONRESEARCH POLICYRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESPECTRESPIRATORY INFECTIONSRICERISK FACTORSSAFE WATERSANITATIONSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSNACKSSOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORSSOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSOFT DRINKSSTAPLE FOODSSTARVATIONSTUNTINGSUGARSUGARSSUPPLEMENTARY FEEDINGTEATOLERANCETRADITIONAL SOCIETIESTUBERSUNDERNUTRITIONVACCINATIONVEGETABLESVITAMINVITAMIN AVITAMIN BVITAMIN CVITAMINSVOMITINGWARWATER SUPPLIESWEIGHT GAINWHEATWORKERSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDYOUNG CHILDREN10.1596/1813-9450-7072