Lorraine Cordeiro, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Adolescent Nutrition: Hunger and Dietary Diversity in Tanzania
In this presentation, Lorraine Cordeiro, Ph.D., M.P.H., National Institutes of Child and Human Development (NICHD) postdoctoral research fellow, discusses her study investigating the association between dietary diversity and undernutrition among a sample of adolescents aged 10-19 years from Kilosa District, Tanzania. Her findings support a growing body of research on adolescent health suggesting detrimental effects of household food insecurity on nutritional status.