Tanja Jaeggi, Guus Kortman, Diego Moretti, Christophe Chassard, Penny Holding, Alexandra Dostal, Jos Boekhorst, Harro Timmerman, Dorine Swinkels, Harold Tjalsma, Jane Njenga, Alice Mwangi, Jane Kvalsvig, Christophe Lacroix & Michael Zimmermann·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Primary outcome was change in composition of gut microbiome, after 3 weeks and 4 months. Secondary outcomes were changes in faecal calprotectin, treated diarrhoea, anaemia, iron status and systemic inflammation. Methods: We performed two randomized controlled trials i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20875
Objectives: In risk-benefit assessment of food and nutrients, several studies so far have focused on comparison of two scenarios to weigh the health effect against each other. One obvious next step is finding the optimum scenario that provides maximum net health gains. This paper...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21305
Objectives: Poor maternal nutrition in pregnancy leads to increased morbidity and negative pregnancy outcomes. This study compares the dietary intake of pregnant women accessing rural and urban primary health centres in Ogun State, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional comparative...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20876
Raschida Raffaela Bouhouch, Sana El Fadeli, Azeddine Sedki, Laila Chabaa, Abdelmounaim Aboussad, Maria Andersson & Michael Bruce Zimmermann·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Lead absorption from oral exposures may be increased in children with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Therefore, iron fortification could be an effective adjunctive strategy to reduce lead burden in many urban areas in low-income and rapidly-developing countries. We inv...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21192
Objectives: For children in the Philippines, malnutrition remains a challenge, especially for the youngest and most vulnerable children. An innovative systems analysis tool with local government officials has been developed that uses existing data on IYCF practices and engages lo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20877
Objectives: To review and compare the impact of germination and soaking on reduction of phytate and tannin in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Methods: A systematic search is conducted utilizing Pub Med, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. Germination, soaking, chickpea, phytic aci...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21306
Kyly C. Whitfield, Yazheng Liu, Crystal D. Karakochuk, Aminuzzaman Talukder, Hou Kroeun, David D. Kitts, Eunice CY Li-Chan, Judy McLean & Tim J. Green·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Thiamin deficiency causes beriberi, which is often fatal in infants who do not receive rapid treatment. Infantile beriberi appears to be common in Cambodia, likely because thiamin deficient mothers produce breast milk low in thiamin. Strategies may be needed to improv...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20878
Objectives: Individual-level food consumption data remains as the ideal source for national nutrition policy-makers to identify nutrient gaps among vulnerable groups to inform appropriate interventions. Collection of such data is resource and time consuming. The Ethiopian Househo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21307
Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Sarah Atkinson, Andrew Armitage, Shivani Khandwala, Jacobien Veenemans, Sharon Cox, Lucy Eddowes, Theodore Hayes, Conor Doherty, Ayse Demir, Edwin Tijhaar, Hans Verhoef, Andrew Prentice & Hal Drakesmith·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Hematologic and non-hematologic benefits from iron supplementation are chiefly seen in iron deficient individuals; concerns that iron might promote infection especially in non-iron deficient individuals have complicated global anemia control policies, particularly in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20879
Objectives: The 2013 Lancet Maternal and Child Nutrition series identified rigorous evaluations of nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions as a research priority. The Mama SASHA study in Western Kenya links delivery of vitamin A (VA) rich orange-flesh sweet potato (OFSP) v...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21318
Objectives: To examine associations between anemia (Hb <120 g/L) and genetic hemoglobin disorders in Cambodian women (18-45 y). Methods: Blood samples of 450 women from Prey Veng province were analyzed with consent. A complete blood count was performed and the presence and typ...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20880
Objectives: To understand caregivers' knowledge on anemia, barriers to optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, and the acceptability and appropriate use of micronutrient powders (MNP) in households of children 6-23 months, in order to inform an implementation of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21194
Objectives: To compare associations between different indices of socio-economic status (SES) and child malnutrition. Methods: A cross-sectional survey in poor urban areas in the Philippines collected information on child wasting, stunting, anemia, iron deficiency, and vitamin A...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20881
Objectives: Many countries are expressing interest in implementing Home Fortification programmes using Micronutrient Powders (MNP) because of their proven effectiveness and low cost. A gap exists, however, between evidence based guidelines for practical implementation. Therefore...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21195
Objectives: Cassava usually contains essentially no beta-carotene (BC). However, cassava is being bred to increase its BC content. Our objective was to test how effective biofortified cassava is at increasing BC and vitamin A (VA) concentrations in healthy adult women. Methods: T...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20882