From 2012-2023, ARCH worked in Senegal to generate evidence and strengthen policies that promote optimal infant and young child nutrition. Policy and programmatic achievements are described in the series of briefs below. Brief 1: Study of commercially produced complementary food (CPCF) labelling practices Brief 2: Study of the promotion of foods for infants and young…
From 2012-2023, ARCH worked in Senegal to generate evidence and strengthen policies that promote optimal infant and young child nutrition. Policy and programmatic achievements are described in the series of briefs below. Brief 1: Study of commercially produced complementary food (CPCF) labelling practices Brief 2: Study of the promotion of foods for infants and young…
ARCH assessed unhealthy food and beverage (UFB) consumption patterns and their contribution to total energy intake from non-breastmilk foods/beverages (TEI-NBF), assessed the association between high UFB consumption and dietary/nutrition outcomes, and explored drivers of unhealthy food choice among young children in Guédiawaye Department, Senegal. We conducted a cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 724…
ARCH assessed and tracked unhealthy commercial food and beverage (UCFB) consumption of children living in rural/peri-urban Cambodia during the complementary feeding period, identified UCFB consumption patterns of these children, and explored the association between UCFB consumption and growth. We found a high frequency of UCFB consumption by children under 2 years of age in rural/peri-urban…
ARCH evaluated the accuracy of nutrient declarations on labels of 43 commonly available CPCF in three peri-urban/urban locations: Khsach Kandal district, Cambodia (n = 11); Bandung, Indonesia (n = 11) and Guédiawaye and Dakar departments, Senegal (n = 21). Label values (LV) from product nutrient declarations were compared to analytical values (AV) derived from laboratory nutrient analysis for macronutrients (carbohydrate, protein…
ARCH evaluated the nutritional quality of commercially produced complementary foods (CPCF) available in five West African countries using the WHO Europe nutrient profiling model (NPM) and assessed their suitability for infants and young children (IYC) based on label information. The proportion that would necessitate a “high sugar” warning was also determined, and the micronutrient (iron,…
ARCH evaluated commercially produced complementary foods (CPCF) against national and global front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FOPNL) systems to determine the proportion of products that would warrant warning or traffic light signs for high levels of concerning nutrients. A cross-sectional assessment was conducted to evaluate the levels of selected nutrients in CPCF available in Australia (n = 266), Brazil…
ARCH conducted a study with Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) to assess the nutritional suitability of commercially produced complementary foods (CPCF) marketed in Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Most of the analyzed CPCF were not nutritionally suitable to be promoted for older infants and young children based on their nutrient profiles, with many containing high…
This study aimed to evaluate food-based recommendations (FBR) to improve the diets of 12-23-month-old children in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. An observational study using a mixed methods approach was conducted. Findings from the study can be used to promote FBR at a larger scale and inform behavior change communication strategies for promotion of FBR in the…
This study assessed the nutrient composition and labelling practices as declared on the labels of 348 commercially produced complementary foods (CPCF) purchased in Dakar and Guédiawaye Departments, Senegal against the 2019 WHO Europe Commercially Available Complementary Food Nutrient Profile Model. The study also compared the nutrient content (as determined by laboratory assessment) of a sub-sample…
