Objectives: To assess the effect of three zinc supplementation strategies, provided with diarrhea and malaria treatment, on zinc, iron and vitamin A status. Methods: During a community-based, cluster-randomized, zinc supplementation trial, we collected venous blood at baseline an...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21009
Objectives: To help control vitamin A deficiency, Burkina Faso has established mandatory fortification of vegetable oil with vitamin A. The objective of this research is to evaluate the coverage of vitamin A fortified oil in the country. Methods: A cross-sectional, quantitative s...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21217
Objectives: Monitoring iodine content in iodized salt is necessary for program effectiveness. Iodometric titration is the most precise method but requires skills, facilities, and reagents. The WYD Iodine Checker® and Bioanalyt iCheck® are quantitative, but are expensive, require...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21010
Objectives: · To find achievements and gaps in the existing policy, program and practices in reference to Infant and Young Child Feeding in Ethiopia. · To build a consensus among all partners on the way forward to improve the existing IYCF practice. Methods: National publi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21255
Becky Tsang, Amy Cordero, Claire Marchetta, Joseph Mulinare, Patricia Mersereau, Jing Guo, Yan Ping Qi, R. J. Berry, Jorge Rosenthal & Krista Crider·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C->T polymorphism is a risk factor for neural tube birth defects (NTDs). The T allele produces an enzyme with reduced folate processing capacity, which has been shown to produce lower blood folate concentrations in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21011
Objectives: Evaluation of iron absorption from iron fortified wheat flour at fortification levels below international recommendations (10 ppm) in presence of different EDTA levels to improve iron absorption. Methods: Two iron absorption studies from chapatti based, vegetarian me...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21102
Objectives: Micronutrient deficiency can have serious health and economic implications. Food fortification with micronutrients is a main strategy countries can use to address population-wide deficiency. The objective was to compare different risk-benefit models that can be used t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21012
Objectives: To assess micronutritional status of vit.A, iron, and zinc of Yemeni pregnant women and their newborns and its relation the outcome of pregnancy. Methods: Its a descriptive cross sectional study carried at AL -Sabeen material hospital in Sana' a. It included 184 subje...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21256
Vandana Joshi, Anirudha Kulkarni, Neelam Bhatnagar, Sandip Ghosh, Pushpendra Kumar Dixit, Ved Prakash Gautam, Tulika Goswami Mahanta, Vani Sethi, Jeroo Master & Victor M. Aguayo·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To generate evidence on engaging girls' collectives to address anemia and social norms in self-contained, privately-managed tea plantations in India. Methods: In 2006, UNICEF India partnered with a federation of tea companies in Assam's Dibrugarh district, and Twinnin...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21013
Objectives: This study was conducted with the aim of assessing the dietary pattern and nutrient intake of in-school adolescents in Bwari Area Council, Abuja-Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 133 in-school adolescents aged 13-19 years was carried out using FAOs d...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21257