Christine Hotz

Addition of Zinc to Soaking Water during Parboiling Increases the Zinc Content of Bangladeshi Rice

Christine Hotz, Kandakar Kabir, Sharifa Dipti, Joanne Arsenault & Moniruzzaman Bipul · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: In Bangladesh, zinc deficiency affects 45% of preschool children and 57% of women. As zinc deficiency is linked to child growth stunting, diarrheal disease, pneumonia, and increased risk of child mortality, large-scale programs for its prevention are required. Most ri...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20919

Modification of Local Diets Could Fill Gaps in B-Vitamin Intakes but Calcium, Iron, and Zinc Intake Gaps Require External Solutions for Breastfed Children in Rural Kenya

Elaine Ferguson, Peter Chege, Judith Kimiywe, Doris Weismann, Christine Hotz & Enock Musinguzi · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The objective of this study was to identify gaps in the adequacy of nutrient intakes, and food-based recommendations to fill those gaps, from complementary diets of 6-23 mo old children in two agro-ecological zones of rural Kenya. Methods: In a high rainfall area of W...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20918