Increasing animal-sourced food consumption reduces the likelihood of stunting and improves children’s growth, according to data from five African countries. Egg consumption had the largest effect, followed by dairy and fish. The researchers stress that calls to reduce animal-based product consumption to improve sustainability are “not fully applicable to Africa, where average consumption is low.” The researchers analyzed representative data from over 32,000 observations of children up to five years old in Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.
