Crystal D. Karakochuk

Genetic Hemoglobin Disorders and Anemia in Cambodian Women of Reproductive Age

Crystal D. Karakochuk, Kyly C. Whitfield, Suzanne Vercauteren, Aminuzzaman Talukder, Judy McLean & Timothy J. Green · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20880

Suboptimal Thiamin Status is Common in Women of Childbearing Age in Rural and Urban Cambodia

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20878