Why milk, meat and eggs can make a big difference to the world’s most nutritionally vulnerable people
- From
-
Published on
04.06.18
- Impact Area

Illustrations by (left to right): Thomas Slater, Fideli Sundqvist and Brian Cairns.
Opinion piece by Silvia Alonso, an ILRI scientist, first published by the Inter Press Service News Agency on 1 Jun 2018.
As the world becomes increasingly aware of the growing demands being made of our planet, more and more of us are making lifestyle choices to reduce our negative environmental impact and carbon footprint.
Understandably, this has led to calls for changes to our diets, including reducing the amount of livestock-derived foods, such as meat, milk and eggs, that we consume.
However, a new, extensive review of research published on 1 Jun 2018 has found that these foods can make an important difference to nutritional well-being in the first 1,000 days of life, with life-long benefits, particularly in vulnerable communities in low-income countries.
The report, by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Chatham House Centre on Global Health Security, highlights the unmet potential for food from livestock origin to contribute to better health and nutrition when included in the diets of pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants in resource-scarce settings.
Related news
-
Turning Promises into Reality: Agriculture Minister applauds the EU-funded initiative's contributions to transforming the cassava sector
AfricaRice11.08.25-
Food security
-
Health
-
Nutrition
-
Nutrition, health & food security
The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. J. Alexander Nutah, recently commended progress made in Liberia’s…
Read more -
-
CGIAR program focusses on a more inclusive and sustainable small ruminant value chain in Mali
Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods Science Program08.08.25-
Health
-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The CGIAR Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods (SAAF) program is advancing gender inclusivity, scien…
Read more -
-
TPGS offers poultry breeding solutions to empower women and fight malnutrition in Africa and southeast Asia
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)08.08.25-
Nutrition
Poultry farming plays an essential role in rural livelihoods of Africa and southeast Asia, contribut…
Read more -