Assessing Diet Quality Where Families Share Their Meals: Evidence from Malawi.
Kate R SchneiderPatrick WebbLuc ChristiaensenWilliam A MastersPublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)
Establishing shared nutrient requirements is feasible using existing survey data and can help set sufficiency criteria in settings in which families share meals. In Malawi, current diets and food composition are inadequate for many nutrients, especially in households with more women and adolescent girls. The results call for concerted investment to increase access to and use of more nutrient-dense foods.