Nutrition, Food Supply and Access Reviews

Nutrition, Food Supply and Access

  • Agricultural and nutritional education interventions for reducing aflatoxin exposure to improve infant and child growth in low and middle-income (read the review)
  • Altering the availability or proximity of food, alcohol and tobacco products to change their selection and consumption (read the review)
  • Community-based interventions for enhancing access to or consumption of fruit and vegetables (or both) among five to 18-year olds (published protocol withdrawn)
  • Community level interventions to improve food security in developed countries (read the protocol
  • Community-level interventions for improving access to food in low- and middle-income countries (read the review).
  • Energy (calorie) labelling for healthier selection and consumption of food or alcohol (read the protocol) - The completed review will supersede Nutritional labeling to promote healthier food purchasing and consumption (read the open access reviewEvidently Cochrane blogvideo summary)
  • Environmental interventions to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and their effects on health (read the review)
  • Food fortification with calcium and vitamin D: impact on health outcomes (published protocol withdrawn)
  • Food fortification with multiple micronutrients: impact on health outcomes (read the review)
  • Fortification of condiments and seasonings with iron for preventing anaemia and improving health (read the protocol)
  • Fortification of maize flour with iron for preventing anaemia and iron deficiency in populations (read the review and protocol)
  • Fortification of rice with vitamins and minerals for addressing micronutrient malnutrition (read the review)
  • Fortification of staple foods with vitamin A for preventing vitamin A deficiency (read the review)
  • Fortification of staple foods with zinc for improving health outcomes in the general population (read the review)
  • Fortification of wheat and maize flour with folic acid for population health outcomes (read the review)
  • Healthy eating interventions delivered in early childhood education and care settings for improving the diet of children aged six years and below (read the review
  • Interventions addressing gender disparities in family food distribution for improving child nutrition (registered title withdrawn)
  • Interventions for preventing childhood obesity (read the updated review) This review will be superceded by the below four split reviews:
  • Interventions to prevent obesity in children under 2 years old (read the protocol)
  • Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years old (read the protocol)
  • Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (read the protocol)
  • Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (read the protocol)
  • Iodine fortification of foods and condiments, other than salt, for preventing iodine deficiency disorders (read the review)
  • Low carbohydrate versus balanced carbohydrate diets for reducing weight and cardiovascular risk (read the protocol)
  • Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 momths) living in urban slums in low- and midlle-income countries (LMICs) (read the review, hear the English podcastSpanish podcast, Chinese podcast)
  • Nutritional labeling to promote healthier food purchasing and consumption (read the open access reviewEvidently Cochrane blogvideo summary)
  • Population-level interventions in government jurisdictions for dietary sodium reduction (read the review)
  • Portion, package or tableware size for changing consumption of food, alcohol and tobacco (read the review video summary of the evidence  and a Youtube video on The impact of Cochrane evidence on portion sizes and food consumption)
  • Replacing salt with low-sodium substitutes (LSSS) for cardiovascular health in adults, children and pregnant women (read the review, the editorial)
  • Staple crops biofortified with increased micronutrient content: effects on vitamin and mineral status, as well as health and cognitive function in the general population (read the protocol)
  • Taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages for preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes (read the protocol)
  • Taxation of the fat content of foods for reducing their consumption and preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes (read the review)
  • Taxation of unprocessed sugar or sugar-added foods for preventing obesity or other adverse health outcomes (read the review)
  • Wheat flour fortification with iron for reducing anaemia and improving iron status in whole and at-risk populations (read the updated review)