Determinates of Dietary intake and disease pattern of elderly population in selected areas of Dhaka city
Research & Innovation
Advancing Nutrition Science for a Healthier Bangladesh
NFB promotes evidence-based research, scientific innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration to address nutrition and public health challenges across Bangladesh.
350+
Completed Research Studies
14
Research Focus Areas
100+
Researchers & Collaborators
50+
Scientific Publications
Overview
Evidence for Policy, Practice and Communities
NFB connects laboratory science, clinical practice and community programmes so nutrition evidence can improve health outcomes across Bangladesh.
NFB strengthens the connection between scientific research, national nutrition policies, and community-level interventions.
Our priorities span maternal, infant and child nutrition; adolescent and elderly nutrition; clinical nutrition; noncommunicable diseases; food systems; nutritional biochemistry; molecular nutrition; and emerging technologies.
Through partnerships with universities, research institutions, healthcare facilities, government agencies, development partners, and international organizations, NFB generates scientific evidence that supports effective, equitable, and sustainable nutrition interventions.
Cross-Cutting Priorities
Scientific quality
Research ethics
Gender equity
Inclusion
Innovation
Sustainability
Policy relevance
3.1 Key Research Focus Areas
Fourteen Nutrition Research Frontiers
From the first 1,000 days to healthy ageing, NFB research addresses life-cycle nutrition, food systems, molecular science and digital innovation.
01 Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN)
- Maternal nutritional status before, during, and after pregnancy
- Breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, and complementary feeding practices
- Micronutrient deficiencies during pregnancy and lactation
- Effects of maternal nutrition on fetal growth, birth outcomes, and child development
- Early-life nutrition and the first 1,000 days
- Breast milk composition and infant immunity, growth, and development
02 Nutritional Biochemistry, Molecular Nutrition and Nutrigenomics
- Gene–nutrient interactions and influence on health and disease
- Nutritional epigenetics and developmental programming
- Nutrient regulation of gene expression and metabolic pathways
- Molecular biomarkers of nutritional deficiencies
- Metabolomics, proteomics, and microbiome-based nutrition research
- Precision and personalized nutrition approaches
03 Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
- Medical nutrition therapy for acute and chronic diseases
- Nutritional assessment and diagnosis in clinical settings
- Hospital malnutrition and nutrition care pathways
- Enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Nutrition rehabilitation and recovery
- Therapeutic dietary interventions and counselling outcomes
04 Nutrition and Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs)
- Dietary risk factors for diabetes, CVD, hypertension, obesity, and cancer
- Nutrition-related metabolic disorders
- Dietary patterns and NCD prevention
- Inflammation, insulin resistance, and metabolic health
- Dietary interventions for obesity and weight management
- Life-course approaches to reducing NCD risks
05 Micronutrient Deficiencies and Hidden Hunger
- Iron deficiency, anaemia, and associated disorders
- Zinc, iodine, calcium, vitamins A, D, folate, and B12 deficiencies
- Micronutrient deficiencies among vulnerable populations
- Nutrient bioavailability and absorption
- Food fortification, biofortification, and supplementation
- Food-based strategies to prevent hidden hunger
06 Food-Based Nutrition Interventions and Functional Foods
- Nutritional potential of locally available foods
- Aquatic foods, including small fish and edible seaweed
- Eggs, legumes, fruits, vegetables, and nutrient-dense foods
- Culturally appropriate food-based interventions
- Functional foods, bioactive compounds, and nutraceuticals
- Affordable, sustainable, nutritious food products
07 Adolescent, Women’s and Reproductive Nutrition
- Adolescent malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies
- Nutrition and reproductive health
- Preconception nutrition and pregnancy outcomes
- Menstrual health and nutrition
- Women’s dietary diversity and nutritional empowerment
- Risks among adolescent girls and women of reproductive age
08 Child Growth, Development and Nutrition Rehabilitation
- Childhood stunting, wasting, and underweight
- Growth monitoring and assessment
- Childhood overweight and obesity
- Nutrition and neurodevelopment
- Nutritional needs of children with disabilities
- Community- and facility-based nutrition rehabilitation
09 Food Systems, Food Security and Sustainable Diets
- Household food security and dietary diversity
- Sustainable and affordable healthy diets
- Food environments and consumer dietary choices
- Nutrition-sensitive agriculture and local food production
- Food safety, quality, and nutritional value
- Nutrition-sensitive value chains and community food systems
10 Climate Change, Environment and Nutrition
- Effects of climate change on food security and nutritional status
- Climate-resilient nutrition interventions
- Vulnerability among coastal, flood-prone, and disaster-affected populations
- Climate-related changes in food availability and dietary quality
- Sustainable aquatic food systems
- Climate-sensitive maternal and child nutrition programmes
11 Public Health Nutrition, Implementation Research and Policy
- Community-based nutrition interventions
- Evaluation of national nutrition programmes
- Health systems and nutrition service delivery
- Nutrition governance and multisectoral coordination
- Implementation and operational research
- Evidence-informed nutrition policies and programme development
12 Digital Health, AI and Nutrition Innovation
- Digital nutrition assessment and screening
- AI-assisted dietary assessment and personalized nutrition
- Mobile-based nutrition counselling and behaviour change
- Digital monitoring of maternal and child nutrition
- Predictive models for malnutrition and NCD risks
- Nutrition data platforms and decision-support systems
13 Nutrition of Older Adults and Healthy Ageing
- Malnutrition among older adults
- Sarcopenia, frailty, and age-related muscle loss
- Nutritional interventions for healthy ageing
- Nutrition and cognitive health
- Bone health, osteoporosis, and vitamin D
- Geriatric nutrition assessment and chronic disease care
14 Nutrition Education, Behaviour Change and Community Engagement
- Nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practices
- Social and behaviour change communication
- Nutrition literacy among families and communities
- Community participation in nutrition programmes
- School-based nutrition education
- Professional nutrition training and capacity development
Multidisciplinary Methods
How NFB Generates Nutrition Evidence
Across all focus areas, NFB promotes rigorous, ethical and policy-relevant research designs.
Randomized controlled trials and intervention studies
Epidemiological and longitudinal studies
Clinical and laboratory-based investigations
Molecular and biochemical research
Mixed-methods and implementation research
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Programme evaluation and health economic analysis
Digital health and data-driven nutrition research
3.2 Collaboration & Partnerships
Partner With NFB on Nutrition Research
We welcome collaboration with universities, medical colleges, hospitals, government agencies, development partners and civil society organizations.
Collaboration Interests
- Joint research proposals and multicentre studies
- Research grants and scientific partnerships
- Clinical and community-based intervention studies
- Research training and capacity strengthening
- Scientific publications and knowledge dissemination
- Policy dialogue and translation of research evidence into practice
- Innovation and development of sustainable nutrition solutions
Research Enrollment
Join NFB’s research network to participate in collaborative studies, field investigations, clinical research and scientific innovation.
Students, early-career researchers, healthcare professionals, nutritionists and institutions are welcome.
Express Research Interest3.3 Thesis & Dissertation Support
Empowering Researchers Through Scientific Guidance
Academic and technical support for undergraduate, postgraduate, MBBS, MPhil, PhD and early-career researchers in nutrition and related health sciences.
Research Topic Identification and Proposal Development
- Identification of innovative and relevant research topics
- Development of research questions and hypotheses
- Formulation of general and specific objectives
- Literature review and identification of research gaps
- Development of research proposals and study protocols
Research Methodology and Study Design
- Selection of qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods designs
- Cross-sectional, case-control, cohort, experimental, and intervention studies
- Randomized controlled trial (RCT) design
- Sample size determination and sampling strategies
- Research ethics and ethical approval applications
Data Collection and Research Implementation
- Development and pretesting of research instruments
- Fieldwork planning and implementation guidance
- Clinical and community-based data collection
- Nutritional assessment and anthropometric measurements
- Data quality assurance and research monitoring
Statistical Analysis and Data Interpretation
- Data management, cleaning, and coding
- Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis
- Guidance on SPSS, R, Stata, and related tools
- Regression analysis and multivariable modelling
- Preparation of tables, graphs, and scientific figures
Laboratory and Molecular Research Guidance
- Development of laboratory-based research protocols
- Selection and interpretation of nutritional biomarkers
- Biochemical and molecular research methodologies
- Nutrigenomics and nutritional epigenetics research
- Laboratory quality assurance and biosafety considerations
Thesis Writing & Publication Support
- Thesis and dissertation structure and chapter development
- Scientific interpretation and critical discussion of findings
- Reference management and academic writing support
- Conversion of thesis findings into manuscripts
- Journal selection, peer-review responses, and publication ethics
Who Can Apply
- Undergraduate and postgraduate students
- MPH, MSc, MS, MPhil, and PhD researchers
- Medical, nursing, nutrition, and allied health professionals
- University faculty members and early-career researchers
- Independent researchers working in nutrition and public health
Areas of Academic Support
Maternal, infant, and child nutrition
Breastfeeding and complementary feeding
Nutritional biochemistry and molecular nutrition
Nutrigenomics and nutritional epigenetics
Clinical nutrition and dietetics
Micronutrient deficiencies
Noncommunicable diseases and nutrition
Food-based interventions and functional foods
Food security, climate change, and sustainable diets
Nutrition epidemiology and implementation research
Digital health, artificial intelligence, and nutrition
NFB promotes ethical research practices, academic independence, scientific accuracy, confidentiality, and responsible publication. Support strengthens researchers’ knowledge and skills; researchers remain responsible for their original academic work and must comply with university academic and ethical requirements.
Apply for Thesis & Dissertation Support
Connect with NFB for academic mentorship, methodology support, statistical consultation and scientific writing assistance. Support is subject to expert availability and applicable service arrangements.
3.5 Completed Research
A Growing Portfolio of Nutrition Evidence
NFB highlights a portfolio of 350 completed research studies covering nutrition, health, and related scientific disciplines. These studies strengthen scientific knowledge, support evidence-based interventions, and inform nutrition policies and programmes in Bangladesh.
Constitution of appropriate (Quantity & Quality) complementary feeding of children 6-23 months in middle and low socio-economic families in selected areas of Dhaka city
Comparison of disease pattern, nutritional status, dietary behavior and life style of elderly people in community and health care center
Improved recipe trial among severely wasted (SAM) and severely underweight children to see their impact on nutritional status
Impact of nutritional intervention on menstrual pattern in obese and overweight women
Impact of the caring practice and improving knowledge, attitude and practice maternal nutrition education among 6-24 months children compared regarding food to the control group
Improving knowledge attitudes and practices regarding healthy eating patterns and diversity and healthy eating patterns among NPNL women in reproductive age
Effects of food safety education on adolescents in selected schools in Dhaka city
Relationship between nutritional status of primary school performance
Exploring the impact of dietary habit on stress, depression and obesity among adult population
Impact of giving nutritional intervention on women who have gestational diabetes (GDM) in Dhaka, Bangladesh
To see the impact of dietary intervention on lactating mothers for increasing breastmilk production compared to the controls
A study on lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet as nutritional therapy for improving diabetic condition in selected Bangladeshi patients
Impact of nutrition education on adolescents overweight and obesity compare to control group
The current rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Bangladesh has decreased; what are the reasons and how it can be improved
A study on the effect of nutrition education on the nutritional status of female readymade garments (RMG) worker compared to control group
Impact of improving visual health in adolescents: a nutrition intervention approach to improve eyesight in both girls and boys
Improving nutrition of undernourished children by affordable food items
Impact of nutrition intervention on maternal nutrition during breastfeeding
Impact of nutrition intervention on birth weight and pregnancy complications
Effects of food safety education in street food vendor
Impact of nutrition education on dietary practice and nutrition status among adolescent girls of school in Dhaka city
Impact of nutrition education intervention on undernourished non-pregnant non-lactating women of reproductive age (15-45) in selected slums in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Impact of nutrition intervention for anaemia among adolescent girls compare to control group
impact of nutrition intervention on overweight and obesity among adolescents
The current rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Bangladesh has decreased, what are the reasons and how it can be improved
Impact of nutritional intervention on maternal nutrition during breastfeeding
Impact of nutrition intervention on adolescents overweight and obesity compare to control group
Assessments of nutritional status of third-gender population in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Maternal factors contributing to low-birth -weight deliveries and prevention of low-birth-weight through short term nutrition education
Impact of nutritional intervention on food, health, care and lifestyle on overweight lactating mothers compared to control group
Determinants of stunting and its reversal intervention
Nutritional comparison between complicated and non-complicated diabetic patients effects of Oketani massage on breastfeeding
Growth enhancement by low-cost (home-made) complementary feeding
Determinants of stunting among 1-5 years children living in slum areas of selected cities in Bangladesh
Intervention study on micro and macro nutrient deficiency in elderly people living at old home in Dhaka
Effects of intervention on food safety knowledge, attitude, and practice among street-food vendors in Dhaka city
Food taboo during pregnancy and post-partum period in selected areas of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Reduction of overweight in adult women through nutrition education
Impact of iron rich food consumption among clinical anemic women
Comparison of complementary feeding practice in children from various socio-economic status and its impact on their growth - a cross sectional study in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Effects of food safety education on improvement of hygiene practice among poor households in urban slums of Dhaka city
Prevention of diarrhoea by hygiene and sanitation practice: an experimental study among 6-10 years old children in selected slum areas of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Determinants on maternal mortality and malnutrition: a case control study in selected hospitals of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Impact of nutrition education in the last month of pregnancy on preventing of LBW
Assessments of appropriateness of diets in specialized hospital patients: a cross sectional study in selected hospitals of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
A study on the nutritional status of the geriatric population focusing on micronutrient intake of the elderly in the selected old age homes of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
To see the relationship between dietary intake and energy expenditure of adolescent girls and boys in the selected area in Dhaka city
Dietary intake, health and hygiene observance of the street children (7-13 years) in Dhaka city
Study on dietary intake patterns and complication of working women during pregnancy in Dhaka city
A study on comparison of sun exposures and prevalence of covid-19 in slum vs urban elites in Dhaka city
Determinants of undernutrition in 3-5 years aged children in selected slums of Dhaka city
Effect of short-term nutrition education on perceived knowledge of urban adolescent girls utilizing "BBF's Adolescent Nutrition Cycle and dietary advice tool"
Prevalence of breakfast consumption and food pattern of school going adolescents aged 11-18 years during COVID-19 pandemic at Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Complementary feeding practices 6-24 months children in Dhaka city, Bangladesh Study on dietary intake patterns and complication
Relation between nutritional factors and stunting in adolescents: A cross-sectional study among school going students of 10-16 years old in a selected school of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Birth weight and its association with maternal nutrition and socio economic variables
Comparative study of nutritional behaviour of care givers for 6-23 months of children in different socio economic status (poor and non-poor) in the selected area in Dhaka city
Comparison of disease pattern, nutritional status, dietary behaviour and lifestyle of elderly people in community and care centre
To compare mothers knowledge and practice on exclusive breastfeeding in low, middle, and high socio-economic condition
Effect of nutrition education on LBW and Pregnancy weight gain at selected hospitals in Dhaka city
Study on nutrient intake by elderly in selected area and old home in Dhaka city
Dietary intake, health and hygiene observance of that street child (7-13 years) in Dhaka city
Food intake pattern on pregnancy of overweight and obese women in Dhaka city
Impact of complementary feeding in urban Poor children (under 2 years) in selected area of Dhaka city
Determinates of appropriate complementary feeding of 6-23 months children by comparing different socio-economic status in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
An educational intervention to reduce underweight by appropriate homemade complementary feeding practices for children aged 7 months to 36 months in low middle class society in selected area of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Home based food approach to improve nutritional status of children aged 7 to 24 months in selected slum of Dhaka
Impact of nutrition education among overweight adolescent girls in urban schools of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Study on Nutrient Intake of Urban poor pregnant women in Dhaka city
A case control study for comparison of factors between subject with GDM and control
An educational intervention to improve nutritional status by appropriate complementary feeding practices for under-2-year aged children of working mothers in selected areas of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Determination of low birth weight in selected hospital in Dhaka city
Relationship between nutritional Factors & stunting in Adolescents: A cross sectional study among school going students of 10-16 years old in a selected school of Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Comparative study of nutritional behavior for adolescent girls (13-19) between poor & non--poor socio-economic status in the selected area in Dhaka city
Improving complementary feeding in selected area of Bangladesh
Prevalence of low birth weight in Dhaka City & other cities of Bangladesh and its association with maternal health
Comparison between baby friendly hospitals & non-baby friendly hospitals about infant feeding practice (Neonate) in Dhaka District
Determinates of exclusive breastfeeding among infants of 6 months age
Nutrition intervention to the slum primary school (6-10 years) students in Dhaka city
Comparative study of nutritional behavior of care givers for 6-23 months of children in different socio-economic status (poor and non-poor) in the selected area in Dhaka city
Comparison of infant young child feeding pattern caring practice between working mother and household mother in Dhaka city
A study of mother’s knowledge & skills for correct breastfeeding
Monitoring the violation of BMS Act-2013 in the markets in selected districts of Dhaka division
Nutritional status, Food behavior and hygiene practices of autistic children of selected school in Dhaka city
Comparison of dietary intake & nutritional status between adult female garment workers and general adult women
Comparison between the mothers of high and low socio-economic status on exclusive breastfeeding practices
A study of the dietary intake and nutritional status in elderly people at urban area in Bangladesh (Dhaka City)
Impact of health and nutrition education on healthy lifestyle to improve nutritional status and reduce frequency of illness of elderly people in urban Dhaka
A study of relative risk of pregnancy complications by nutritional status and age of women
Effects of nutritional education on prevention of pregnancy complication and safe delivery and low birth weight
Comparison of risk factors, nutritional status, morbidity rate between breast feed and bottle feed infant in selected area of Dhaka city
The influence of maternal factors on birth weight in different socio-economic level
Selected completed student and collaborative studies are listed for public overview. Full institutional archives and verified publication counts are maintained by NFB.