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DrGevaGreenfield

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Research Fellow in Public Health
 
 
 
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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Hargreaves:2022:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01593-2,
author = {Hargreaves, D and Mates, E and Menon, P and Alderman, H and Devakumar, D and Fawzi, W and Greenfield, G and Hammoudeh, W and He, S and Lahiri, A and Liu, Z and Nguyen, P and Sethi, V and Wang, H and Neufeld, L and Patton, G},
doi = {10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01593-2},
journal = {The Lancet},
pages = {198--210},
title = {Strategies and interventions for healthy adolescent growth, nutrition and development},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01593-2},
volume = {399},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Adolescence is a pivotal point in the life-course, characterised by transformative physical, cognitive and emotional growth, an openness to change and a drive to reshape the social environment. It offers unique opportunities to adopt changes in diet and physical activity that can persist into later life. Yet pre-existing nutritional problems including micronutrient deficiencies, food insecurity and poor-quality diets persist at the same time as adolescents face the rapid emergence of an obesity epidemic.  Adolescent growth and nutrition has been largely overlooked in intervention and policy research. Most intervention studies have emphasised micronutrient supplementation with few taking into account the multiple drivers of adolescent diets. Effective interventions and policies will need to cut across sectors, be supported by multifaceted and multilevel policy and extend across education, health, food systems, social protection and digital media. Better data standardisation and systems will be essential in coordinating and monitoring these responses. In a context of shifts in planetary ecosystems and commercial drivers, resilient food systems will need to both ensure access to healthy and affordable foods and provide the infrastructure and incentives for continuing physical activity.  Intergenerational partnerships with young people will be essential in bringing about transformative change and ensuring that food policies reflect their needs and aspirations.
AU  - Hargreaves,D
AU  - Mates,E
AU  - Menon,P
AU  - Alderman,H
AU  - Devakumar,D
AU  - Fawzi,W
AU  - Greenfield,G
AU  - Hammoudeh,W
AU  - He,S
AU  - Lahiri,A
AU  - Liu,Z
AU  - Nguyen,P
AU  - Sethi,V
AU  - Wang,H
AU  - Neufeld,L
AU  - Patton,G
DO  - 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01593-2
EP  - 210
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 0140-6736
SP  - 198
TI  - Strategies and interventions for healthy adolescent growth, nutrition and development
T2  - The Lancet
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01593-2
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/90671
VL  - 399
ER  -
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