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Nutrition Innovation Lab

The Innovation Lab for Nutrition officially came to a close as of September 30, 2021

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Previous NIL content is still accessible on this site!

The Innovation Lab for Nutrition in Jordan (JNIL) remains an active project

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Learn more about the Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab!

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Our Work

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition in Jordan (JNIL) aims to generate evidence on the impact of USAID Jordan’s Community Health and Nutrition activity and build academic capacity to support research on optimal health and nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and children under two in Jordan. This will be achieved through successful implementation of two key objectives:

  • Objective 1: includes a rigorous research agenda, including an impact evaluation of the impact of USAID Jordan’s Community Health and Nutrition (CHN) activity, and,
  • Objective 2: aims at building individual and institutional capacity in Jordan to conduct and interpret research and train future nutritionists in the realm of maternal and infant young child nutrition.

Call for Abstracts: Second JNIL Scientific Symposium

The Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab invites the submission of abstracts for the Second Scientific Symposium, "Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Approaches to Support Women, Infants, and Children" on February 27-29, 2024.

The symposium program will include invited oral and poster sessions for which we are currently soliciting abstracts, as well as other sessions such as keynote speeches and research and policy panels, organized in collaboration with partner and co-hosting organizations. While the  symposium is focused on research done in Jordan, we welcome abstracts from research done in the MENA region. Submit your abstract today!

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 Recent Webinars

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 Tuesday, September 19th , 2023 | 5:00-6:00 PM Jordan Time | 10:00-11:00 AM EST

Description

In this webinar, we discussed obesity trends in mothers and their newborns, excessive gestational weight gain and effects on fetal growth. We briefly addressed the lifestyle in pregnancy trials and the effects of inadequate gestational weight gain on fetal growth. Lastly, proposed a hypothesis as to how we may be able to move forward to address this issue.

Watch Recording Here

 

jnil webinar 6.7.23

 Wednesday, June 7th , 2023 | 3:00-4:00 PM Jordan Time | 8:00-9:00 AM EST

Description

In this webinar, we discussed trends in maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and gestational diet and implications for childhood health, described translational studies elucidating metabolic pathways which may underpin these programming effects, reviewed the impact of some nutritional intervention studies in pregnancy and current limitations, and finally, examined opportunities to address knowledge gaps.

 

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Upcoming Events

Recent Publications

Quarterly Report

Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab Q3 Report- Year 3

September 2022
Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab
Technical Report

Baseline Summary Report 1st Annual Survey 2021: Comprehensive Evaluation of the Community Health and Nutrition (CHN) Program

July 2022
Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab
Journal Article

Excess calorie availability and adult BMI: A cohort analysis of patterns and trends for 156 countries from 1890 to 2015

May 2022
Food Policy
Emiliano Lopez Barrera; Shively, Gerald
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About Us

The Innovation Lab for Nutrition is funded under grant contract AID-OAA-L-10-00006 from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Copyright © 2013 - 2019, Nutrition Innovation Lab - All Rights Reserved

Contact Us

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition
Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy 
150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111 

Phone: (617) 636-3774 
Fax: (617) 636-3737 
Email: Nutrition Innovation

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