HEALTH RESEARCH AGENDA FOR THE CARIBBEAN
Table 8: List of Research Priorities for Food and Nutrition Research Topics
Average Score
Sub-Priority – Nutritional Deficiency Diseases 1
Breast feeding, infant feeding and young child feeding practices
16.2
2
Anaemia in young children and pregnant women
15.1
3
Food choices
15.1
4
Nutrition in pregnancy
14.8
5
Food consumption surveys
14.7
5
Malnutrition in children – risk factors, interventions and long term effects
14.6
6
Analysis of school meals
14.5
7
Dietary guidelines
14.4
9
Nutrition status
14.4
10
Supplementation programmes for vulnerable groups
13.4
11
Micronutrient status
12.0
12
Osteoporosis
10.6
Sub-Priority – Obesity and Co-Morbidities 1
Nutrition and physical activity in schools
17.9
2
Prevalence of obesity and co-morbidities
16.3
3
Healthy eating and lifestyles in children
16.2
4
Food consumption surveys
15.4
5
Multi-sectoral approaches to obesity management
15.4
6
Economic cost associated with obesity and co-morbidities
15.2
7
Work place wellness
15.0
8
Risk reduction strategies
15.0
9
Management of obesity
14.9
10
Impact of nutrition on co-morbidities
14.6
11
Risk factors for obesity and co-morbidities
14.6
12
Breast feeding and infant obesity
14.4
13
Review of legislation and trade policies
14.2
14
Body mass index and growth charts – development and use
13.4
Sub-Priority – Food Security 1
Strategies for household food security and availability of healthy foods
15.3
2
Food consumption surveys
15.2
3
Food labelling
14.8
4
Food safety – imports, genetically modified foods, food handlers, pesticide residues, heavy metals
14.4
5
Local food production
14.3
6
Nutritional status surveys
14.0
7
Value of Caribbean foods
14.0
8
Role of trade policies
13.5
9
Supplementation of vulnerable groups
13.1
10
Impact of biotechnology
10.8
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