Hiwot Abebe

Association of Iron, Zinc, and Vitamin a Maternal Plasma Levels with Breast Milk Composition in Rural Southern Ethiopia

Tesfaye Hailu Bekele, Susan J. Whiting, Hiwot Abebe & Cherinet Abuye · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Nutritional status of mothers in Ethiopia is currently a major public health concern. There are three key factors of maternal nutrition that could have an impact on human milk composition: Dietary intake, nutrient store, and alterations in nutrient utilization. The ai...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20906

Determining Iodine Status and Knowledge of Dietary Salt Restricted Hypertension Patients in Addis Ababa Hospitals, Ethiopia

Girmay Ayana, Cherinet Abuye & Hiwot Abebe · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Hypertension is public health problem worldwide and the trends of prevalence have increased in economically developing countries. Reducing dietary sodium is one of the main recommendations to treatment hypertension. Restriction of salt consumption could cause a reduct...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21016