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Featured article in the Winter 2019 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; w<\/em>ritten by Jen Houchins, PhD, RD<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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In the context of the global focus to end hunger and ensure access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food, a 2018 Maternal and Child Nutrition supplement<\/a><\/strong> explores a unique opportunity to address stunting and malnutrition through improved access to and increased consumption of eggs. As stated by Lutter, \u201c\u2026eggs in the context of a healthy diet may be an efficient, sustainable, and scalable approach to improve maternal and child nutrition and rural development.\u201d1<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Stunting is a significant problem in children <5 years of age in Ecuador, and the Lulun (Kichwa word for egg) Project developed, implemented, and tested a social marketing strategy that helped to re-define the community\u2019s understanding of infant nutrition and complementary feeding within a randomized controlled intervention trial.2<\/sup> This project considered culturally based norms, values, and local expectations, and the food-based intervention of one egg per day reduced stunting by nearly 50% in infants 6 to 9 months of age.3<\/sup> The impact of this intervention is illustrated not only by the significant impact on growth, but also with participant feedback, \u201cThe egg is truly effective, and it is good for our children. Thank you for promoting campaigns to help people to know more about the egg.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Despite the high potential for eggs as a nutrition intervention in women and children, egg consumption is low in many parts of the world due to cultural, access and cost barriers. Data<\/a><\/strong> based on nationally representative surveys conducted between 2007 and 2010 for women who had given birth in the last 3 years indicate \u201cegg consumption was strongly related to socioeconomic status in a dose-response fashion with women in the lowest wealth quintile eating the fewest eggs and those in the highest wealth quintile eating the most.\u201d4<\/sup> Similarly, \u201c\u2026the poorest families in low and lower middle income countries often rely on low-quality, plant-based diets consisting primarily of starchy staples, and novel approaches are needed to improve animal source foods availability and consumption in these settings.\u201d5<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Novel approaches to help improve access and consumption of eggs in women and children is not straight forward and can vary based on local cultures. Dumas et al. piloted an intervention to establish egg production centers in rural Zambian communities to increase availability of eggs in the local food system. This program improved egg production and offers a novel approach to improving access to eggs, but \u201coptimization\u2026 is needed to ensure that egg consumption translates to improved dietary quality, growth, and health.\u201d5<\/sup> Morris et al. separately concluded that there should be a focus on production practices that bring prices down significantly, allowing more poor households to access and consume eggs.6<\/sup> A summary of key issues associated with small scale production indicates, \u201cinterdisciplinary research and development is required to ensure the long-term environmental and economic sustainability\u2026 that are a good fit with local circumstances.\u201d7<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The articles in this recent supplement illustrate\u00a0that \u201ceggs are one of our best tools to help end\u00a0hunger, achieve food security, and improve nutrition.\u201d6<\/sup>\u00a0However, access to eggs is not yet universal, and novel approaches are needed that address local cultures and circumstances. Importantly,\u00a0sustainable nutrition<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0includes evaluation of food and diet patterns not only in terms of health benefits, but also economic, social and environmental outcomes. We invite you to explore the\u00a0recent evidence<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of how eggs provide an opportunity to positively impact child and maternal nutrition, and all areas of sustainable nutrition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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  1. Lutt er, C.K. and S.S. Morris. Eggs: A high potential food for improving maternal and child nutriti on. Maternal Child Nutr. 2018; 14 Suppl3:e12666.<\/li>\n
  2. Gallegos-Riofr\u00edo, C.A., et al. The Lulun Project\u2019s social marketing strategy in a trial to introduce eggs during complementary feeding in Ecuador. Maternal Child Nutr. 2018; 14 Suppl 3:e12700.<\/li>\n
  3. Iannotti , L., et al. Eggs in Early Complementary Feeding and Child Growth: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics. 2017;140(1):e20163459.<\/li>\n
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  5. Dumas, S.E., et al. Travis. Small-scale egg producti on centres increase children\u2019s egg consumption in rural Zambia. Matern Child Nutr. 2018; 14Suppl 3:e12662.<\/li>\n
  6. Morris, S.S., et al. An egg for everyone: Pathways to universal access to one of nature\u2019s most nutritious foods. Matern Child Nutr. 2018; 14 Suppl3:e12679.<\/li>\n
  7. Alders, R.G., et al. Family poultry: Multiple roles, systems, challenges, and options for sustainable contributions to household nutrition security through a planetary<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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