Food and Nutrition

Nutrition, more specifically nutritional science, is the science that studies the physiological process of nutrition, interpreting the nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism.The diet of an organism is what it eats, which is largely determined by the availability and palatability of foods. For humans, a healthy diet includes preparation of food and storage methods that preserve nutrients from oxidation, heat or leaching, and that reduces risk of foodborne illnesses. The seven major classes of human nutrients are carbohydrates, fats, fiber, minerals, proteins, vitamins, and water. Nutrients can be …

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WHO: World Health Organization · 14 November 2024 English

Healthy diets in the WHO European Region are undermined by the marketing practices promoting of energy-dense, highly processed foods and beverages. This marketing influences children’s social norms and consumption patterns, …

the public health mandate: the European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015–2020 (2015) (34). the Action


World Bank Group · 13 November 2024 English

CRW (Crisis Res ponse Window) IDA / E1290 Food and Nutrition Security Post Individual Consult ant Selection


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 13 November 2024 English

This brief shows how civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) are rooted in strong village traditions of community support, maps their growth, and explains …

to sustainable economic development and food and nutrition security Appendix table continued continued


World Bank Group · 13 November 2024

Sri Lanka’s coastal fisheries are a vital source of livelihoods, food, and nutrition, and are integral to the country’s economy, culture, and society. However, coastal fish stocks are in decline and fail


World Bank Group · 13 November 2024 English

sub-indicator of the CRI “People with strengthened food and nutrition security”); 3 The School Meals Coalition



World Bank Group · 13 November 2024 English

Sri Lanka’s coastal fisheries are a vital source of livelihoods, food, and nutrition, and are integral to the country’s economy, culture, and society. However, coastal fish stocks are in decline and fail

fisheries are a vital source of livelihoods, food, and nutrition, and are integral to the country’s economy represent a crucial source of livelihoods, food, and nutrition, and are integral to the country’s economy that coastal fisheries play in Sri Lanka’s food and nutrition security and employment, supporting the


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

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World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

This report reviews Uganda’s legal, policy, and institutional framework for center-based childcare provision for children under three, providing critical insights for the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises …

in homes and health facilities; improving food and nutrition at the community and household level; and


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

This report is structured into three main parts, covering both new content and confirming key conclusions of the first two summary reports. First, it summarizes CCDR findings on the impacts …

technology » GCP5. Food and nutrition security to help break the cycle of food and nutrition insecurity by


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