This project is coordinated by IRD, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
NUTRIPASS "Prevention of malnutrition and associated pathologies" department
UMR Nutripass
BP 64501
911, avenue Agropolis
34394 Montpellier Cedex
FRANCE
Jacques BERGER , Coordinator
Gentiane BLANCHARD , Manager
Tel : + 33 (0)4 67 41 63 67
Fax: + 33 (0)4 67 41 61 57
WP 3: Updating of Food Composition Tables on selected food and micronutrients for South-East Asia
Description of works
High quality data on the nutritional composition of foods are essential for estimating the risk of inadequate nutrient intakes, selecting nutrient dense foods to improve local diets and for mathematical modeling (WP4). Without it, incorrect conclusion can be drawn regarding the adequacy of population’s diet and inappropriate interventions may be selected to improve it.
In this Work Package, the quality of existing national Food Composition Tables has been assessed using methodology developed by WU and by EuroFir (www.eurofir.org). This assessment focused on key food items consumed by target populations in the five SEA Partner Countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam), as well as on the nutrients known to be low in local diets.
A training workshop has been held for two representatives from each SEA target country to initiate the quality assessment in April 2012 in Hanoi.
Following this workshop, each SEA partner continued updating the FCT in their country, to produce updated specific FCT for each SEA partner that will feed into the mathematical modeling of WP4.
Objectives of this workpackage
1. To conduct a one-day workshop to define the steps for creating country-specific Food Composition Tables (FCT) and to develop a detailed roadmap of the process
2. To assess the quality of national food composition data , with special emphasis on key foods and key macronutrients (energy, protein, fatty acids) and key micronutrients (including iron, zinc, vitamin A, iodine, folate, calcium and vitamin B12)
3. To develop capacity in South East ASIA to create internationally recognized, high quality FCT
4. To provide an updated high quality FCT for each SEA country that includes selected food items and nutrients and anti-nutrients
Main tasks achieved
3.1 : WP3 coordination workshop
3.2 : Review of available FCT and selection of food items
3.3 : Quality assessment and production of specific FCT
3.4 : Guidelines and detailed workplans to continue updating the FCT
Deliverables submitted to download
- Annotated bibliography of food consumption information in the five SEA country
- Report of training workshop
- Guidelines and workplan on updating FCT
- High quality food composition tables on selected food items and micronutrients for each SEA country
Dr Esmee Doets, WP leader, did a presentation of the achievements of the WP the 13 September 2013 at the 10th International Food Data Conference. Download the presentation
"SMILING for Action", Final dissemination event, 3rd April, Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
The final dissemination event will be organized Thursday 3rd of April 2014, at Sofitel Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. The five national roadmaps of priority interventions to prevent micronutrient deficiencies during the project will be presented to a large audience of stakeholders, policymakers, representatives of International organizations involved in nutrition policies implementation.
Publication on the project in "Food and Nutrition Bulletin"
The SMILING project was the topic of a publication in Food and Nutrition Bulletin , vol. 34, no. 2 (sup.), "The SMILING project: A North–South–South collaborative action to prevent micronutrient deficiencies in women and young children in Southeast Asia" Berger J. et al
SMILING outcomes at the Micronutrient Forum Conference
Two presentations at the Micronutrient Forum Global Conference (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2014) will be about specically SMILING. Many researchers from the project will present outcomes related to the project.
The SMILING project is financially supported by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme (GA: 289616)