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A biocultural examination of home food production and child growth in highland Peru

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Chronic malnutrition remains a persistent global health issue. This mixed methods investigation in rural Peru examines the role of home food production (HFP) in reducing child malnutrition by testing the… Click to show full abstract

Chronic malnutrition remains a persistent global health issue. This mixed methods investigation in rural Peru examines the role of home food production (HFP) in reducing child malnutrition by testing the following hypotheses: (a) higher HFP will be associated with higher infant z‐scores than those with less HFP and (b) infants with higher HFP will exhibit improved longitudinal growth outcomes across 6 months.

Keywords: growth; food production; home food

Journal Title: American Journal of Human Biology
Year Published: 2020

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