Emerging Early Actions to Bend the Curve in Sub-Saharan Africa's Nutrition Transition.

Background: Sub-Saharan Africa is the last region to undergo a nutrition transition and can still avoid its adverse health outcomes.

Objective: The article explores emerging responses to "bend the curve" in sub-Saharan Africa's nutrition transition to steer public health outcomes onto a healthier trajectory.

Methods: Early responses in 3 countries at different stages of food system transformation are examined: South Africa-advanced, Ghana-intermediate, and Uganda-early.

Potential contribution of mangoes to reduction of vitamin A deficiency in Kenya.

The β-carotene content of fresh and dried mangoes commonly consumed in Kenya was evaluated and converted to retinol equivalent (RE). Mango fruits of varieties Ngowe, Apple, and Tommy Atkins were harvested at mature green, partially ripe, and ripe stages and their β-carotene content analyzed. The stability of β-carotene in sun dried mangoes was also studied over 6 months under usual marketing conditions used in Kenya.