Objectives: Many countries are struggling with the double burden of malnutrition. Iron deficiency is prevalent in overweight and obese (OW/OB) subjects, likely due to adiposity-related inflammation increased hepcidin and decreased iron absorption. Because hepcidin reduces iron ef...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21333
Objectives: Vitamin A and zinc are very important micronutrients for normal growth and development of a child. Vitamin A deficiency predisposes children to infectious diseases and poor growth. Zinc deficiency inhibits growth in children and reduces the child's ability to utilize...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20908
Delan Devakumar, Jonathan Wells, Shiva Chaube, Naomi Saville, Dharma Manandhar, Anthony Costello, Jonathan Ayres, Janet Stocks & David Osrin·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: In low- and middle-income countries, prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation has been shown in meta-analyses to increase birthweight and reduce the proportion of babies born small-for-gestational-age, but the longer term effects are unclear. We examined phenot...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21337
Objectives: Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) are serious public health problems in Nigeria especially in the under-five children. Iron is of great importance for adequate development of brain, which is completed by age 5. Iron deficiency has serious consequences...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20909
Wendy Gonzalez, Anabelle Bonvecchio, Armando García, Juan Rivera, Lynnette Neufeld, Alejandría Villa de la Vega, Laura Magaña & Cynthia Rosas·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Mexico, as many developing countries, is undergoing a nutrition transition characterized by the coexistence of undernutrition (stunting and micronutrient deficiencies) alongside obesity and chronic diseases. Training of health workers needs to build and reinforce the...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21334
Objectives: An evaluation in 2010 of 850 processors involved for over a year in a Universal Salt Iodization (USI) support program indicated 36% of their salt as adequately iodized. The main reasons were identified as limited technical capacity of medium and large salt processors...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20910
Objectives: Describes the scaling-up process of the EsIAN to prevent stunting, micronutrient deficiency and obesity during the 1,000 days of life. Methods: A case study that used participant observation and document review as primary methods for data collection. Results: Lessons...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21335
Objectives: To identify nutritional and other factors contributing to the high levels of stunting in 2-5-year-old children from an impoverished South African community where liver is frequently eaten and vitamin A deficiency known to be absent. Methods: Dietary intake was assesse...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20911
Objectives: In 2008, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) initiated a project in Cote d'Ivoire with the aim to improve accessibility and affordability of fortified complementary foods for low-income consumers in collaboration with a local producer. The objectives of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21193
Objectives: Pakistan's Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (IDDCP) was launched in 1994 however, approximately half of Pakistan's population of 200 million are affected with IDD. The National Nutrition Survey in Pakistan revealed marked provincial variation; within Khyb...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20912
Objectives: 1. Assess factors that enhance or constrain implementation of nutrition interventions at national and sub national levels. 2. Analyze how direct nutrition interventions and multi sector approaches are implemented at national, regional, zonal and woreda levels. 3. Id...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20913
Objectives: Vitamin D insufficiency is endemic in western countries. Emerging evidence suggests this may be true also for countries with abundant sunshine. This study aimed to evaluate the vitamin D status and associated risk factors in a sub-sample of children from the South Eas...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20914
Objectives: Analyze the process, achieved coverages of the Burkina Faso'VAS program during the last ten years and ways forward to improve the quality of services and monitoring and evaluation system. Methods: An indepth analysis using the conceptual framework from MI and UNICEF (...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20915
Objectives: To characterize the changes in iron content through cereal processing for a better evaluation of iron intakes and its origin. Methods: Most frequently used processing methods of maize, millet, sorghum, barley, wheat and teff were followed (n≥3) in households in Benin,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20916
Objectives: Donated or subsidized KIO3 for Universal Salt Iodization (USI) programs supports iodization in resource-constrained contexts. However, sustainable and reliable supply systems are required. To address this, GAIN supported the establishment of financially viable supply...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20917