Country: Senegal

ARCH in Senegal: Project Summary (in French)

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 in Senegal: Project Summary

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…

High unhealthy food and beverage consumption is associated with poor diet quality among 12–35-month-olds in Guédiawaye Department, Senegal

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…

Accuracy of declared nutrient content on labels of commercial complementary food products in Cambodia, Indonesia and Senegal

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…

Nutrient Profiles of Commercially Produced Complementary Foods Available in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal

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,…

Nutrition composition and labelling practices of commercially produced complementary foods sold in Dakar and Guédiawaye Departments, Senegal

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…

បេ្រវ៉ាទ្បង់ រយៈពេល និងខ្លឹមសារនៃការឃោសនាផ្សាយពាណិជ្ជកម្មតាមទូរទស្សន៍ទៅលើ ផលិតផលជំនួសទឹកដោះម្តាយ និងផលិតផលអាហារបន្ថែមសម្រាប់ចិញ្ចឹមទារកនិងកុមារនៅក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា និងទីក្រុងដាកានៃប្រទេសសេណេហ្គាល់

This article was published in the Maternal & Child Nutrition Supplement: Marketing and Consumption of Commercial Foods Fed to Young Children in Low and Middle‐income Countries. Access abstract in English and French.

Marketing and Consumption of Commercial Foods Fed to Young Children in Low and Middle‐income Countries

This June 2019 supplement issue of the journal Maternal & Child Nutrition includes findings from ARCH research into the role of commercial foods in the diets of young children and related national policy issues. Access the full supplement or click on each article below. Links include French translations of each paper’s abstract. Marketing and infant and young child…

Prevalence, duration, and content of television advertisements for breast milk substitutes and commercially produced complementary foods in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Dakar, Senegal

This article was published in the Maternal & Child Nutrition Supplement: Marketing and Consumption of Commercial Foods Fed to Young Children in Low and Middle‐income Countries. Access abstract in Khmer and French. Abstract: Promotion of breast milk substitutes (BMS) and inappropriate marketing of commercially produced complementary foods (CPCF), including through television, can negatively influence infant…