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The nutritional status of children and adults is primarily determined by consumption of foodstuffs that contain macronutrients and micronutrients and by the incidence of gastro-intestinal diseases. Insufficient nutrition among young children has particularly severe negative consequences. Factors that lead to better nourished children include better-educated mothers, higher household income, potable water and sanitary toilet facilities. The most effective nutrition programmes target children during their first two years of life; such programmes increase life cycle income by raising children’s levels of education. Economists should focus their research efforts on empirical studies that use panel data and data from randomized trials.
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Glewwe, P. (2018). Nutrition and Development. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_2112
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