Dietary diversity has long been recognized as a key component of diet quality and many
dietary diversity indicators (DDIs) have been developed. This systematic scoping review …

The aim was to systematically review and meta-analyze prospective cohort studies
investigating the relation between maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy with …

Background Poor diet quality is a major driver of both classical malnutrition and
noncommunicable disease (NCD) and was responsible for 22% of adult deaths in 2017 …

Background Preterm birth (PTB), small for gestational age (SGA), and low birth weight (LBW)
are risk factors for morbidity and mortality among infants. High-quality maternal diets during …

Objectives COVID-19 has far-reaching consequences for developing countries through the
combined effects of infection and mortality and unintended consequences from mitigation …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), an important public health problem that affects mothers
and offspring, is a common metabolic disorder. We evaluated the effect of the pre-pregnancy …

Background Food insecurity is a critical public health problem in the United States that has
been associated with poor diet quality. Cooking dinner more frequently is associated with …

The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread non-essential business closures in the US,
which may have disproportionately impacted food consumption in lower-income …

Background Sub-Saharan Africa faces prolonged COVID-19 related impacts on economic
activity, livelihoods and nutrition, with recovery slowed down by lagging vaccination …

Background Key nutrient deficits remain widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
whereas noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now cause one-third of deaths. Easy-to-use …