Alison D. Gernand, Kerry J. Schulze, Saijuddin Shaikh, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Hasmot Ali, Ashika Nanayakkara-Bird, Margia Arguello, Lee Wu, Keith P. West, Jr & Parul Christian·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Pathways by which micronutrients may influence birth size are not well understood. To elucidate these, we assessed markers of placental angiogenesis and fetal growth factors in a substudy of a community-based, double blinded, cluster-randomized trial of maternal multi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21207
Objectives: Produce weaning food by blending whey powder with haricot bean powder. Methods: The raw materials used were whey and haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), Roba 1 variety. Whey was filtered through ultra-filtration membrane. Permeate was stored and pre-heated at 55ºC for...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20868
Objectives: To prevent iron deficiency in pregnancy universal iron folic acid supplementation is recommended by WHO. We aimed to compare the effect of multiple micronutrients supplements with two different dosages of iron/folic acid supplements on maternal iron status. Methods: I...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21303
Objectives: Deficiencies of vitamin A and iron affect a significant portion of the world's population, and efforts to characterize deficiency patterns have been hampered by a lack of measurement tools appropriate for large-scale use. Since vitamin A and iron are not easily measur...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20869
Ayesha Sania, Donna Spiegelman, Janet Rich-Edwards, Ellen Hertzmark, Rodrick Kisenge, Gernard Msamanga, Willy Urassa & Wafaie Fawzi·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: We evaluated the effect of multivitamin supplementation on delivery complications that can arise from maternal-fetal disproportion. Methods: We used data from a double-blind, randomized controlled trial among 8286 HIV-negative pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21208
Objectives: Assessessment of nutritional status of pregnant women in Boricha wereda. Methods: Community based cross sectional study design was used. Data were collected Data were collected from December 10-25, 2012 G.C on 417 pregnant women who are randomly selected from six rura...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20870
Objectives: This operational research study compared MNP distribution approaches, Group 1: one time delivery of 60 sachets/six months; and Group 2: twice a delivery of 30 sachets/three months, to assess differences in coverage and adherence among children aged 6-23 months in Misa...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21188
Objectives: The present study was conducted to assess the nutritional status and prevalence rate of malnutrition of 7 to 9 year school going children of India [Nagpur] and Ethiopia [Nekemte]. Methods: Nutritional status of children was assessed in terms of dietary assessment, ant...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20871
Objectives: Iron deficiency has been linked with reduced developmental outcomes in children, however results are varied. This study aims to investigate the benefit of iron supplementation on developmental outcomes in under-two year old children. Methods: A randomized, double-blin...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21190
Objectives: The present study was conducted to assess the nutritional status of 200 children in age group of 1-3 years of India (Nagpur) and Ethiopia (Nekemte). Methods: Nutritional status of children was assessed in terms of demographic and socio-economic profile, dietary assess...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20872
Objectives: Tef is a cereal indigenous to Ethiopia. The flour obtained is mostly used to produce a soft, pancake-like sourdough-bread, called injera. Since it contains considerable amounts of phytate, iron bioavailability from this Ethiopian staple is believed to be limited. We i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21304
Objectives: Measure the level of knowledge, attitudes & beliefs about nutritious food for children amongst poor rural and urban mothers. Methods: Quantitative questionnaire study. Results: The study included more urban mothers (56%) than rural mothers (44%). Major barriers to...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20873
Objectives: To combat multiple micronutrient deficiencies using a multiple micronutrient fortified crystal salt enriched with Iron, iodine, Vitamin B12, folic acid and zinc. Methods: A Randomized controlled study in villages in the suburbs of Chennai on children aged 5 to 17 year...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21191
Objectives: Biofortification of cassava with β-carotene is currently being tested in African populations where cassava is a staple food and vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem. The objective of the present study was to measure the impact of traditional African process...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20874
Objectives: To assess consumption of animal source foods (ASF) and cognitive performance in Ethiopian primary school children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Hawassa town, Southern Ethiopia among primary school children (n=116) aged 7-9 and enrolled in five sch...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21317