Publications

Journal Article
Perspective: Growth monitoring and promotion as an opportunity to improve early childhood development

Book Chapter
What do we know about the future of diets and nutrition?

Journal Article
Accuracy of using weight and length in children under 24 months to screen for early childhood obesity: A systematic review
Blogs

Rethinking growth monitoring and promotion in low- and middle-income countries
A study raises questions about a standard practice.

World Food Day 2024: The critical role of healthy diets for realizing the right to food
IFPRI’s 2024 Global Food Policy Report on a key paradigm shift.

Rising food prices are putting children in harm’s way
New evidence quantifies significant negative health effects.
Events

23rd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN)
IFPRI is participating in the 23rd International Congress of Nutrition (ICN), hosted by the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) on August 24-29 in Paris, France. The theme of this year’s congress is “Sustainable Food for Global Health,” bringing together experts to discuss evidence and innovations in nutrition, sustainability, food science, and public health. IFPRI […]

Supporting and shaping the global nutrition agenda with evidence: A three-decade journey of research and partnerships for impact
This year’s Forman Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Marie Ruel, Senior Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit at IFPRI. She served as the Director of IFPRI’s Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division from 2004 to 2023, after serving as Senior Research Fellow and Research Fellow in that division beginning in 1996. Dr. […]

2024 Global Food Policy Report: Improving Diets and Nutrition through Food Systems: What Will it Take?
Hybrid Event: May 29, 2024 at 9:30am-11:00am EDT. IFPRI’s 2024 Global Food Policy Report on Food Systems for Healthy Diets, presents evidence-based policy and governance solutions to strengthen diet quality and nutrition in low- and middle-income countries, and examines priorities for future research on food systems for better nutrition.
News
New study finds behavior change communication and nutrition supplements can help prevent relapse from child wasting
The study, published in The Journal of Nutrition, used longitudinal data from two cluster-randomized trials in Burkina Faso and Mali, the PROMIS project.
New study challenges the use of Growth Monitoring and Promotion to detect growth faltering in children
A new study published in Advances in Nutrition critically examines the effectiveness of Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) in diagnosing or screening for inadequate growth in children.
New study reveals alarming impact of food inflation on child undernutrition in low and middle-income countries
September 20, 2023, Washington, DC: A new study published in Nature Communications sheds light on the critical relationship between food inflation and child undernutrition in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The study, conducted by Derek Headey and Marie Ruel of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), explores the impact of food price volatility on […]