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InfoPoint conference: The essential role of animal source foods in promoting optimal nutrition

Animal source foods are under scrutiny for their environmental footprint. In addition, consumption of terrestrial animal source food is being questions in relation to human health. Sufficient evidence supports an important role for animal source foods, in particular eggs, milk and dairy products and fish, during critical periods of the life course such as pregnancy and lactation, childhood, and among older adults. 

The 2023 complementary feeding guidelines for children 6-23 months, issued by the World Health Organization, recommend daily consumption of animal source foods (recommendation 3). However, global nutrition survey data shows that only 35 percent of children in low-income countries were able to consume animal source food during the previous day compared with 74 percent in upper-middle income countries. The affordability of animal source food represents a key barrier to access but there are also social and cultural norms preventing consumption among young children. Business as usual will not improve availability, access, affordability and consumption of animal source food for those individuals in greatest need. There is a need to scale up models that can boost agriculture productivity while considering all dimensions of sustainability – economic, social, and environmental. 

In this infopoint, we propose to present country business models and approaches that aim to increase consumption of animal source foods among individuals in greatest vulnerability. 

  • the EU's international role | international cooperation
  • Thursday 6 February 2025, 13:00 - 14:30 (CET)
  • Brussels, Belgium

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When
Thursday 6 February 2025, 13:00 - 14:30 (CET)
Where
InfoPoint
Brussels, Belgium
Languages
English, French
Organisers
International Partnerships InfoPoint

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