Harold Tjalsma

Hookworm and S. haematobium infections, unlike Afebrile P. falciparum Malaria, do not Impair Intestinal Iron Absorption

Dominik Glinz, Richard F. Hurrell, Aurélie A. Righetti, Christophe Zeder, Lukas G. Adiossan, Harold Tjalsma, Jürg Utzinger, Eliézer K. N' Goran & Rita Wegmüller · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: In sub-Saharan Africa, parasitic diseases and low intake of bioavailable iron are the main causes of anemia. Anemia is further increased by inflammation during malarial infections blocking iron recycling and decreasing iron absorption. The influence of hookworm and Sc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20895

Effects of High and Low Dose Iron-Containing Micronutrient Powders for In-Home Fortification of Complementary Foods on the Gut Microbiome and Gut Inflammation in Kenyan Infants

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20875