Helpdesk Report: Education and Nutrition

Abstract

Query

What is the evidence on educational outcomes from nutrition?  What is the evidence on nutritional outcomes from education?

Overview

This paper provides an overview of the evidence on educational outcomes from nutrition and nutritional outcomes from education. It includes the following sections: effects of intra-uterine growth retardation; effects of poor infant nutrition (low weight, stunting, breastfeeding); iron deficiency anaemia in school age children; parental education; and school health and feeding.

Citation

Mahendra, S.; Holley, C. Helpdesk Report: Education and Nutrition. Human Development Resource Centre, UK (2011) 10 pp.

Helpdesk Report: Education and Nutrition

Published 1 January 2011