Evidence to Action: Highlights From Transform Nutrition Research (2012-2017)

Area of Science:

• Global Health
• Nutrition Science
• Development Studies

Background:

• The Transform Nutrition research consortium (2012-2017) aimed to generate evidence to combat undernutrition in high-burden countries.
• The consortium focused on India, Bangladesh, Kenya, and Ethiopia, alongside global efforts.

Purpose of the Study:

• To synthesize core findings from the Transform Nutrition consortium.
• To highlight priorities for future research in nutrition and undernutrition.

Main Methods:

• A narrative approach was used to synthesize diverse study findings.
• The synthesis addressed three key research questions on nutrition interventions, social protection, agriculture, and enabling environments.

Main Results:

• Improved understanding of effective, scalable nutrition-specific interventions.
• Evidence shows social protection and agriculture must link to nutrition for stunting reduction.
• Identified key components of enabling environments for nutrition and how leaders drive policy change.

Conclusions:

• The Transform Nutrition consortium provided valuable insights into reducing malnutrition.
• Recommendations are made for future research to build upon these findings and drive transformative change.