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

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Californiaen
cg.contributor.affiliationSokoine University of Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeFruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets
cg.creator.identifierDorcas Anunda Amunga: 0000-0002-0684-0751en
cg.creator.identifierFrederick Grant: 0000-0003-4212-5816en
cg.creator.identifierDeanna Olney: 0000-0002-2420-8565en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13785en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Nutrition, Diets, and Health Uniten
cg.identifier.publicationRankAen
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1740-8709en
cg.journalMaternal and Child Nutritionen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.cipNUTRITIONen
cg.subject.cipNUTRITIONAL SECURITYen
cg.subject.cipSOCIAL AND NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES SNSen
cg.subject.cipFOOD SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.cipINCLUSIVE GROWTHen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
dc.contributor.authorAmunga, Dorcasen
dc.contributor.authorHess, S.en
dc.contributor.authorGrant, F.en
dc.contributor.authorKinabo, J.en
dc.contributor.authorOlney, Deanna K.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-17T21:02:28Zen
dc.date.available2024-12-17T21:02:28Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/163692
dc.titleDiets, Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Nutritional Status in Tanzania: Scoping Reviewen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.audienceDonorsen
dcterms.audienceExtensionen
dcterms.audienceFarmersen
dcterms.audienceGeneral Publicen
dcterms.audienceNGOsen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2024-12-11en
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
dcterms.extent10 p.en
dcterms.issued2024-12-11en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.subjectdieten
dcterms.subjectnutritional statusen
dcterms.subjectmalnutritionen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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