This introduction article, by Elizabeth Zehner, was published in the Maternal & Child Nutrition Supplement: Availability, Promotion and Consumption of Commercial Infant Foods.
Are kids getting the nutrition they need to thrive? These ten Maternal & Child Nutrition articles summarize ARCH’s research findings on the availability, promotion, and consumption of foods for infants and young children. Access the full supplement or click on each article below. Promotion and consumption of breastmilk substitutes and infant foods in Cambodia, Nepal,…
This brief summarizes ARCH research findings and implications and offers recommendations for policymakers and program managers. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International. (2016) Assessment & Research on Child Feeding (ARCH) Policy Brief: Using Research for Advocacy to Improve Child Nutrition. Helen Keller International, Washington, D.C.
This brief summarizes an ARCH study that gathered data on promotion techniques used in retail settings for food products marketed for children under 24 months of age and assessed the prevalence of these promotions. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International. (2015) Summary brief: Promotion of Infant and Young Child Feeding Products in Retail Settings in Cambodia,…
This brief provides findings from ARCH’s research that assessed consumption of commercially-produced food products among infants and young children and their mothers’ exposure to promotions for these products in the most populous cities of Cambodia, Nepal, Senegal, and Tanzania (Phnom Penh, Kathmandu Valley, Dakar Department, and Dar es Salaam). Suggested citation: Helen Keller International. (2015)…
This brief presents abstracts of articles on ARCH research findings. The articles were published in a March 2016 supplement in the journal Maternal & Child Nutrition. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International. (2015) Assessment And Research On Child Feeding Project: Summaries of Research Findings, 2012-2015. (Abstracts from forthcoming supplement to be published in Maternal & Child…
This report describes findings from ARCH’s cross-sectional study that assessed the labels of commercially produced complementary foods sold in the most populous metropolitan areas of Cambodia (Phnom Penh), Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Senegal (Dakar), and Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) to assess their support of optimal infant and young child feeding practices as recommended by current best…
This report describes findings from a study that assessed the promotion of foods consumed by infants and young children in Tanzania. The study, conducted in collaboration with Tanzania’s Ministry of Health, sought to build understanding around mothers’ exposure to promotional practices for infant and young child food products in Dar es Salaam and their utilization…
This report describes findings from ARCH’s assessment of labels for commercially produced complementary foods and selected commercially produced foods not specifically marketed for but commonly consumed by infants and young children in Tanzania. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to describe the extent to which the labels comply with both local and international guidance…
