Diets, Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Nutritional Status in Tanzania: Scoping Review

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Californiaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSokoine University of Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeFruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Dietsen_US
cg.creator.identifierDorcas Anunda Amunga: 0000-0002-0684-0751en_US
cg.creator.identifierFrederick Grant: 0000-0003-4212-5816en_US
cg.creator.identifierDeanna Olney: 0000-0002-2420-8565en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13785en_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Nutrition, Diets, and Health Uniten_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankAen_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1740-8709en_US
cg.journalMaternal & Child Nutritionen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.cipNUTRITIONen_US
cg.subject.cipNUTRITIONAL SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.cipSOCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES SNSen_US
cg.subject.cipFOOD SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.cipINCLUSIVE GROWTHen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communitiesen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen_US
dc.contributor.authorAmunga, Dorcasen_US
dc.contributor.authorHess, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGrant, F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKinabo, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOlney, Deanna K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-17T21:02:28Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-12-17T21:02:28Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/163692en_US
dc.titleDiets, Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Nutritional Status in Tanzania: Scoping Reviewen_US
dcterms.abstractGlobally, the intake of fruit and vegetables (F&V) is far below the recommended levels, contributing to various health challenges including micronutrient deficiencies and non‐communicable diseases. In Tanzania, where the triple burden of malnutrition persists, there is a need to identify gaps in evidence, better understand diets and F&V intake and identify promising interventions for improved intake. We conducted a scoping review to summarize the evidence on dietary intake, F&V intake and nutritional status in Tanzania. This included three separate literature searches in PubMed covering the years 2012–2023. A total of 62, 37 and 15 articles met predefined eligibility criteria for the review of overall diet, dietary intake of F&V and nutritional status, respectively. Identified studies suggest that overall dietary practices among all population groups were primarily based on carbohydrate‐rich foods, complementary feeding practices were suboptimal among young children and a low proportion of women of reproductive age (WRA) and pregnant and lactating women achieved minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD‐W). Across all population groups, F&V intake was below the recommended 400 g per day. Analysis of nutritional status in Tanzania in population representative surveys showed high stunting prevalence in children below 5 years of age, and a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among WRA, particularly in urban areas. Additional research is needed to understand better the complex interactions between diet and nutrition and health outcomes, and to identify efficient and cost‐effective strategies to improve overall dietary quality, including increasing F&V intake.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceDonorsen_US
dcterms.audienceExtensionen_US
dcterms.audienceFarmersen_US
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen_US
dcterms.audienceNGOsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2024-12-11en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAmunga, D.A.; Hess, S.Y.; Grant, F.K.E.; Kinabo, J.; Olney, D.K. 2024. Diets, fruit and vegetable intake and nutritional status in Tanzania: Scoping review. Maternal and Child Nutrition. ISSN 1740-8709. 10 p. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13785en_US
dcterms.extent10 p.en_US
dcterms.issued2024-12-11en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.subjectdieten_US
dcterms.subjectnutritional statusen_US
dcterms.subjectmalnutritionen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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