Despite growing policy commitment and decades of extensive research, nutritional deficiencies remain a key challenge for health systems worldwide. In addition to causing significant personal costs for those affected, indirect effects, such as reduced overall human capital accumulation or losses in labor productivity, can impose substantial obstacles for the achievement of economic development goals. This review provides an overview of the impact of key interventions aiming to improve nutritional intake in order to reach better physical health and cognitive outcomes among children in developing countries. We argue that, although promising interventions exist, malnutrition is a complex problem, likely requiring a stronger focus on multifactorial approaches. Moreover, more research is necessary to maximize compliance and sustainability if interventions are to successfully transform into large-scale policy programs. We further discuss the emerging double burden of malnutrition as a key challenge for policy makers in resource-poor settings.

Christian Bommer

Nitya Mittal

Sebastian Vollmer

Annual Review of Resource Economics

资源经济学年度评论提供权威的批判性评论，评估资源经济学最重要的研究进展，重点关注农业经济学、环境经济学、可再生资源和可枯竭资源。

The Annual Review of Resource Economics provides authoritative critical reviews that assess the most significant research advances in resource economics, focusing on agricultural economics, environmental economics, renewable resources, and non-renewable resources.

《Annual Review of Resource Economics》提供权威的批判性评论，评估资源经济学领域最重要的研究进展，重点关注农业经济学、环境经济学、可再生资源和不可再生资源。

The Impact of Nutritional Interventions on Child Health and Cognitive Development

It is argued that, although promising interventions exist, malnutrition is a complex problem, likely requiring a stronger focus on multifactorial approaches and more research is necessary to maximize compliance and sustainability if interventions are to successfully transform into large-scale policy programs.

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经济学, 环境研究	3

The Impact of Nutritional Interventions on Child Health and Cognitive Development

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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES	1