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Umbelino-Walker I, Gupta A, Dadhich JP, Syruina EV, Cesuroglu T. Publisher Correction to: Translating results into action: the global impact of the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative. J Public Health Policy 2023; 44:172. [PMID: 36941351 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-023-00401-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Isis Umbelino-Walker
- Athena Institute, VU Amsterdam University, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, BP-33 Pitampura, New Delhi, Delhi, 110034, India
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- Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, BP-33 Pitampura, New Delhi, Delhi, 110034, India
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- Athena Institute, VU Amsterdam University, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Athena Institute, VU Amsterdam University, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Umbelino-Walker I, Gupta A, Dadhich JP, Syruina EV, Cesuroglu T. Translating results into action: the global impact of the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative. J Public Health Policy 2023; 44:59-74. [PMID: 36639428 PMCID: PMC9838349 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-023-00395-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) provides a participative framework to bridge the gaps in policies and programs on breastfeeding. This concurrent mixed-methods study investigated how and why carrying out WBTi evaluations in countries influences their breastfeeding policies and outcomes. We used data from WBTi's Global Repository to evaluate performance scores in 98 countries and conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews to investigate the impact of WBTi process, using the Managing for Development Results structure and actor-network theory. Countries that conducted WBTi multiple times seem to have better breastfeeding policies and practices than countries that have assessed only once. The central feature of the process and its subsequent impact is the dialectical interaction between the technical and political elements of the WBTi exercise. We believe that WBTi's framework is a promising monitoring and evaluation tool that could be used to engage dialogue in other public health areas.
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- Isis Umbelino-Walker
- Athena Institute, VU Amsterdam University, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, BP-33 Pitampura, New Delhi, Delhi, 110034, India
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- Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, BP-33 Pitampura, New Delhi, Delhi, 110034, India
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- Athena Institute, VU Amsterdam University, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Athena Institute, VU Amsterdam University, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Dadhich JP, Kumar P, Mittal S, Dadhich CP. Adenomyomatosis of Gallbladder in a Neonate. Indian Pediatr 2022; 59:813-814. [PMID: 36263500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- J P Dadhich
- Paediatrics and Neonatology, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
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- Paediatrics and Neonatology, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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- Radio-diagnosis, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Dadhich JP, Smith JP, Iellamo A, Suleiman A. Climate Change and Infant Nutrition: Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Milk Formula Sold in Selected Asia Pacific Countries. J Hum Lact 2021; 37:314-322. [PMID: 33586512 DOI: 10.1177/0890334421994769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is growing recognition that current food systems and policies are environmentally unsustainable. There is an identified need to integrate sustainability objectives into national food policy and dietary recommendations. RESEARCH AIMS To (1) describe exploratory estimates of greenhouse gas emission factors for all infant and young child milk formula products and (2) estimate national greenhouse gas emission association with commercial milk formulas sold in selected countries in the Asia Pacific region. METHOD We used a secondary data analysis descriptive design incorporating a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) concepts and methodology to estimate kg CO2 eq. emissions per kg of milk formula, using greenhouse gas emission factors for milk powder, vegetable oils, and sugars identified from a literature review. Proportions of ingredients were calculated using FAO Codex Alimentarius guidance on milk formula products. Estimates were calculated for production and processing of individual ingredients from cradle to factory gate. Annual retail sales data for 2012-2017 was sourced from Euromonitor International for six purposively selected countries; Australia, South Korea, China, Malaysia, India, Philippines. RESULTS Annual emissions for milk formula products ranged from 3.95-4.04 kg CO2 eq. Milk formula sold in the six countries in 2012 contributed 2,893,030 tons CO2 eq. to global greenhouse gas emissions. Aggregate emissions were highest for products (e.g., toddler formula), which dominated sales growth. Projected 2017 emissions for milk formula retailed in China alone were 4,219,052 tons CO2 eq. CONCLUSIONS Policies, programs and investments to shift infant and young child diets towards less manufactured milk formula and more breastfeeding are "Triple Duty Actions" that help improve dietary quality and population health and improve the sustainability of the global food system.
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- J P Dadhich
- 2219 Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI), Pitampura, New Delhi, India
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- Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- 248241 Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia/ National Defence University of Malaysia
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Gupta P, Shah D, Kumar P, Bedi N, Mittal HG, Mishra K, Khalil S, Elizabeth KE, Dalal R, Harish R, Kinjawadekar U, Indumathi K, Gandhi SS, Dadhich JP, Mohanty N, Gaur A, Rawat AK, Basu S, Singh R, Kumar RR, Parekh BJ, Soans ST, Shastri D, Sachdev HPS. Indian Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines on the Fast and Junk Foods, Sugar Sweetened Beverages, Fruit Juices, and Energy Drinks. Indian Pediatr 2019; 56:849-863. [PMID: 31441436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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JUSTIFICATION In view of easy availability and increasing trend of consumption of fast foods and sugar sweetened beverages (fruit juices and drinks, carbonated drinks, energy drinks) in Indian children, and their association with increasing obesity and related non-communicable diseases, there is a need to develop guidelines related to consumption of foods and drinks that have the potential to increase this problem in children and adolescents. OBJECTIVES To review the evidence and formulate consensus statements related to terminology, magnitude of problem and possible ill effects of junk foods, fast foods, sugar-sweetened beverages and carbonated drinks; and to formulate recommendations for limiting consumption of these foods and beverages in Indian children and adolescents. PROCESS A National Consultative group constituted by the Nutrition Chapter of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP), consisting of various stakeholders in private and public sector, reviewed the literature and existing guidelines and policy regulations. Detailed review of literature was circulated to the members, and the Group met on 11th March 2019 at New Delhi for a day-long deliberation on framing the guidelines. The consensus statements and recommendations formulated by the Group were circulated to the participants and a consensus document was finalized. CONCLUSIONS The Group suggests a new acronym 'JUNCS' foods, to cover a wide variety of concepts related to unhealthy foods (Junk foods, Ultra-processed foods, Nutritionally inappropriate foods, Caffeinated/colored/carbonated foods/beverages, and Sugar-sweetened beverages). The Group concludes that consumption of these foods and beverages is associated with higher free sugar and energy intake; and is associated with higher body mass index (and possibly with adverse cardiometabolic consequences) in children and adolescents. Intake of caffeinated drinks may be associated with cardiac and sleep disturbances. The Group recommends avoiding consumption of the JUNCS by all children and adolescents as far as possible and limit their consumption to not more than one serving per week. The Group recommends intake of regional and seasonal whole fruits over fruit juices in children and adolescents, and advises no fruit juices/drinks to infants and young children (age <2y), whereas for children aged 2-5 y and >5-18 y, their intake should be limited to 125 mL/day and 250mL/day, respectively. The Group recommends that caffeinated energy drinks should not be consumed by children and adolescents. The Group supports recommendations of ban on sale of JUNCS foods in school canteens and in near vicinity, and suggests efforts to ensure availability and affordability of healthy snacks and foods. The Group supports traffic light coding of food available in school canteens and recommends legal ban of screen/print/digital advertisements of all the JUNCS foods for channels/magazines/websites/social media catering to children and adolescents. The Group further suggests communication, marketing and policy/taxation strategies to promote consumption of healthy foods, and limit availability and consumption of the JUNCS foods.
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- Piyush Gupta
- Department of Pediatrics, UCMS and GTB Hospital, Dilshad Garden, New Delhi. Correspondence to: Dr Piyush Gupta, Chairperson, Pediatric and Adolescent Nutrition Society (Nutrition Chapter), Indian Academy of Pediatrics; and Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110 095, India.
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- Department of Pediatrics, UCMS and GTB Hospital, Dilshad Garden, New Delhi
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
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- Department of CTARA, IIT and Shrimati Malati Dahanukar Trust, Mumbai
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi
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- Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, Delhi
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- Gajra Raje Medical College, Gwalior, MP
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
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- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Epidemiology, Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Sciences and Research, New Delhi
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Holla-Bhar R, Iellamo A, Gupta A, Smith JP, Dadhich JP. Letter to the Editor on the Article by Caroll GJ, Buccini GS, and Pérez-Escamilla R Titled "Perspective: What Will it Cost to Scale-Up Breastfeeding Programs? A Comparison of Current Global Costing Methodologies". Adv Nutr 2019; 10:727. [PMID: 31046084 PMCID: PMC6628850 DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmz005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Radha Holla-Bhar
- From Noida, India (independent researcher; RH-B); Save the Children, United Kingdom
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- The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, New Delhi, India
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- Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, New Delhi, India,E-mail: ;
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- Arun Gupta
- Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, BP-33 Pitampura, Delhi
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- Department of Pediatrics, SL Jain Hospital, Delhi
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Gupta A, Dadhich JP, Ali SM, Thakur N. Skilled Counseling in Enhancing Early and Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates: An Experimental Study in an Urban Population in India. Indian Pediatr 2019; 56:114-118. [PMID: 30819989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of breastfeeding counseling and breastfeeding support by trained counselors during the ante-natal period at health facility and post-natal period at home on breastfeeding practices during the first six months of life. DESIGN This was a randomized controlled study that compared the effect of counseling on breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life. SETTING study was done in a government medical college in northern India, which is situated in an urban area. PARTICIPANTS 300 healthy pregnant women from an urban population attending the antenatal clinic at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University were recruited for the study. INTERVENTION Subjects were equally assigned randomly to the intervention (2 antenatal and 8 postpartum home counseling visits by the counselors) and control (non-counseling) group. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Infant feeding practices including rates of initiation of the breastfeeding within one hour of birth; exclusive breastfeeding and bottle-feeding during the first 6 months of life. RESULTS Initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth was 73.4% in intervention group as compared to 33.6% in control group (P=0.001). More mothers in the intervention group (88.2%) were able to sustain exclusive breastfeeding rates at 6 months of age in comparison to the control group (50%) (OR 7.44, 95% CI 3.98-13.92). CONCLUSIONS This study substantiates positive role of skilled counseling by a trained dedicated breastfeeding counselor during the antenatal and post-natal periods on breastfeeding practices during the first six months of life.
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- Arun Gupta
- Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, Delhi, India
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- Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, Delhi, India. Correspondence to: Dr JP Dadhich, National Coordinator, Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI), Delhi, India.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Gupta A, Holla R, Dadhich JP, Suri S, Trejos M, Chanetsa J. The status of policy and programmes on infant and young child feeding in 40 countries. Health Policy Plan 2012; 28:279-98. [DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Dadhich JP. Misleading health claims for food products need to be banned. Indian Pediatr 2011; 48:413-415. [PMID: 21654018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Dadhich JP. Are these guidelines relevant to Indian situation? Indian Pediatr 2010; 47:897-898. [PMID: 21048252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Gupta A, Dadhich JP, Faridi MMA. Breastfeeding and complementary feeding as a public health intervention for child survival in India. Indian J Pediatr 2010; 77:413-8. [PMID: 20458639 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0049-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2010] [Accepted: 01/27/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The relevance of breastfeeding and complementary feeding as proven child survival interventions, is well documented by the scientific research. These two preventive interventions can save as many as 19% of all child deaths. However, despite the volume of evidence favouring mainstreaming of these interventions, many countries, including India are yet to achieve universal appropriate infant and young child feeding practices. This article attempts to explore the evidenced based role of these interventions in the crusade to save children, and looks into the present scenario of infant and young child feeding in India, along with a possible road map to achieve high rates of early and exclusive breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding in the country.
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- Arun Gupta
- International Baby Food Action Network-Asia, New Delhi, India.
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Dadhich JP, Agarwal RK. Mainstreaming early and exclusive breastfeeding for improving child survival. Indian Pediatr 2009; 46:11-17. [PMID: 19179711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Dadhich JP. Exclusive breastfeeding and postnatal transmission of HIV. Bull World Health Organ 2005; 83:879-880. [PMID: 16302050 PMCID: PMC2626465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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