Thorough, well-documented economic analyses can make an important contribution to
the evidence base on what works, and at what cost, in improving food security and
nutrition in varying contexts and circumstances. Some nutrition and food security
intervention studies have explicitly incorporated economic analyses into their evaluations.
Examples include evaluations of interventions to address micronutrient deficiencies
in low- and middle-income countries and behavior change programs aimed at diet modifications
as summarized in two review articles,
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school meal programs,
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school-based nutrition education,
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the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program,
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,
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and a hypothetical US sugar-sweetened beverage tax.
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Biography
K. P. Adams is an assistant project scientist, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis.
Biography
J. A. Lee is an Altarum fellow, Altarum, Ann Arbor, MI.
Biography
E. Piltch is a Hunger Free Communities Study Coordinator, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation, Chicago, IL.
Biography
E. Y. Jimenez is director, Nutrition Research Network, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Chicago, IL, and research associate professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque.
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Published online: January 26, 2019
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STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
FUNDING/SUPPORT This work was supported by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation via a food insecurity grant from the General Mills Foundation.
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS K. P. Adams, J. A. Lee, and E. Y. Jimenez conceptualized the manuscript. K. P. Adams and J. A. Lee wrote the first draft with contributions from E. Piltch and E. Y. Jimenez. All authors reviewed and commented on subsequent drafts of the manuscript.
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