Codé Thiaw, Amy Cooper, Christian Tendeng, Maguette Fall Bèye, Khadidjatou Thiam, Aboubacry Thiam, Heather Katcher & Jessica Blankenship·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: National guidelines in Senegal indicate the first dose of Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) should be received at six months; however children usually receive their first dose at an average age of nine months through twice-yearly VAS days. To increase provision of VAS t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21100
Objectives: Mineral deficiencies due to inadequate dietary supply are likely to be widespread in Malawi. However, there is insufficient reliable data on mineral supplies and deficiency risks at scales useful for policy-makers. This study provides mineral supply estimates at the l...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21007
Objectives: The main objective of the study is to investigate the food and nutritional security of Africa. Methods: An analysis of the long-term statistical trends in the quantitative data and a systematic qualitative literature review were the methodology used. Results: P {margi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21254
Objectives: Maximum fortification levels for voluntarily fortified foods are meant to guard against excessive micronutrient intake. Existing methods of estimating safe maximum levels take a conservative approach by considering a single point in the intake distribution of the micr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21008
Objectives: There has been reasonable progress in the universal salt iodization (USI) programmes in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region with 6 countries achieved USI and 11 have coverage between 50-89%. However regional coverage remains at 50% with 5.6 million infants born ev...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21101
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