The Program in International Nutrition at Cornell University - Issue #20
Dear all,
We hope you are well. Please find below this week’s updates in and around the Program in International Nutrition. Thank you.
Best wishes,
Nidhi and Saurabh
PIN Podcasts
Catch up on all of our episodes below:
PIN Podcast — pin.transistor.fm The Program in International Nutrition from Cornell University interviews leaders and rising stars in the field of nutrition and public health.
PIN Seminars
This week:
“Treatment of children and pregnant women for schistosomiasis: using evidence to drive policy change"
Jennifer Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and
Director, Lifespan Center for International Health Research (CIHR)
April 21, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
Co-hosted by the Program in International Nutrition (PIN) and Maternal and Child Nutrition Training Grant (MCNTG)
Next week:
Reina Engle-Stone, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis
May 5, 2022, 11:30 AM EST
PIN #DYK
Other Seminars and Events of Interest
FAO / Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition – Tufts Food Systems Initiative Webinar on True Cost Accounting of Food — tufts.zoom.us
In this webinar, panelists will discuss leveraging the True Cost Accounting (TCA) framework to address market failures, as well as the policy and programmatic implications of TCA across the food system. This 3-hour event features two panels of experts and will be presented as a follow-up to the recommendations from the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS).
Apr 25, 2022, 10:00 AM EST | Register here
The Joyce Lindower Wolitzer '76 & Steven Wolitzer Nutrition Seminar | DNS — www.human.cornell.edu
The Joyce Lindower Wolitzer ’76 & Steven Wolitzer Nutrition Seminar is dedicated to bringing to campus a nationally renowned speaker, innovator, or leader in nutrition for the benefit of our undergraduate human nutrition students.
April 26, 2022 , 6:00 PM EST,
Kennedy Hall (Call Auditorium), Cornell University
Free Admission - Open to the Public
A day with... Equity Methods Group | Cochrane Training — training.cochrane.org
A day with... is a virtual event for anyone interested in systematic review methodology and the work of Cochrane Methods Groups. Whether you are new or an advanced-level learner, this virtual event will be an opportunity for you to meet and learn from colleagues from the Campbell and Cochrane Equity Methods Group.
April 27, 2022 from 8:00 AM EST| Register here
News and Updates
The worst global food security crisis in 50 years could be already here | CIMMYT — www.cimmyt.org At lectures at Cornell University, CIMMYT director general calls for quick united action to avert the unfolding food security crisis.
New guidelines for scaling up investments for youth in agrifood systems in Africa | FAO — www.fao.org
Malabo – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have launched new guidelines for scaling up investments for and with youth in agrifood systems in Africa, during the 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32).
Recent Publications from the PIN Community
In their Comment (February, 2022), S V Subramanian and colleagues challenge the validity of using the prevalence of child stunting to monitor and evaluate nutrition policies. Their argument is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the 2006 WHO growth standards and how to appropriately use and interpret stunting. The authors espouse a dangerous and unethical position.
We conducted a randomized controlled trial of FeZnPM among 223 children aged 12–18 months who were not severely anemic at baseline (hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL). Children were randomized to receive either FeZnPM or conventional non-biofortified pearl millet (CPM) daily for 9 months.
Review of the Impact Pathways of Biofortified Foods and Food Products - PubMed
Biofortification is the process of increasing the concentrations and/or bioavailability of micronutrients in staple crops and has the potential to mitigate micronutrient deficiencies globally. Efficacy trials have demonstrated benefits of consuming biofortified crops (BFCs); and in this paper, we report on the results of a systematic review of biofortified crops effectiveness in real-world settings.
The present study updates the evidence base since 2016 using a review of reviews approach. Searches were implemented using the Epistomenikos database. One hundred and fifteen reviews of interventions were identified and assessed for quality and risk of bias.
Protein-rich food intake and risk of spontaneous abortion: a prospective cohort study - PubMed
Diet quality is increasingly recognized as important for human reproductive capacity. We studied the association between intake of protein-rich foods and risk of spontaneous abortion (SAB). During 2013-2020, we recruited pregnancy planners from the United States and Canada (Pregnancy Study Online; PRESTO) and Denmark (SnartForaeldre.dk; SF).