Post by Western Sydney University

“Adolescence is a critical period for growth, development and lifelong health, yet young people have often been overlooked in nutrition policy and investment,” said Dr Catharine Fleming from the University’s School of Medicine. Western researcher Dr Fleming has played a central role in the development of a new global framework designed to transform how the world invests in and protects adolescent nutrition, launched this week by the Global Adolescent Nutrition Network (GANN), which is hosted by the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN). The global framework, published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, places young people at the centre of nutrition action and is the first of its kind to be co‑created with adolescents. Dr Fleming co‑led the research alongside the Emergency Nutrition Network, with Western Sydney University the only Australian university involved in the international collaboration. "The evidence has long been clear that adolescence is a pivotal time for nutritional intervention, yet policy and programming have lagged behind," said Natasha Lelijveld, Senior Technical Associate at ENN and senior author of the framework. Read more 🔗 https://bit.ly/3QhDsxD