A comprehensive package of nutrition education interventions delivered through public primary schools can significantly improve dietary practices among adolescents, according to a new study published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health.
The research, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the FHI 360 Alive & Thrive initiative, is among the very few to evaluate a school-based adolescent nutrition intervention in Ethiopia. The study, led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, FHI Solutions, and University of South Carolina (USA), has important implications for addressing nutrition challenges among young people, especially girls, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Read more >>