Objectives: Micronutrient deficiency can have serious health and economic implications. Food fortification with micronutrients is a main strategy countries can use to address population-wide deficiency. The objective was to compare different risk-benefit models that can be used t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21012
Objectives: Our objective is to increase intake of intake of iron-rich foods (IRFs) among women of reproductive age and children under five, and enhance pro-nutrition gender roles, through evidence-based social and behavior change communication (SBCC) materials and interventions ...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21034
Objectives: Fortification of soybean oil with retinyl palmitate is known to be an effective strategy to counteract vitamin A deficiency. However, stability of vitamin A in vegetable oils strongly depends on environmental factors, e.g. temperature, light, oxygen availability, oxid...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20935
Objectives: WHO recommends using information on dietary intakes to design food fortification programs, but nationally-representative, individual dietary data are rarely available in low-income countries. Prior to initiating a fortification program in Cameroon, we assessed intakes...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21014
Saskia De Pee, Rafael Flores-Ayala, Joris Van Hees, Maria Elena Jefferds, Laura Irizarry, Klaus Kraemer, Eva Monterrosa & Arnold Timmer·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2013
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/7804
Objectives: Over 2 Billion people globally are estimated to be anemic, primary due to iron deficiency anemia. The prevalence is exacerbated in rural populations, in countries with extreme resource deficiencies resulting in debilitating consequences of impaired health and producti...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21032
Ingrid Bielderman, Maaike J. Bruins, Reina Engle-Stone, Noel W. Solomons, Hans Verhagen, Lindsay H. Allen, Lynnette M. Neufeld, Klaus Kraemer & Jane Badham·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Micronutrient fortification of staple foods can be an effective strategy to combat micronutrient malnutrition. When planning on fortification, challenges faced include the collection of essential information on population food and nutrient intake patterns, as well as the use of t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/17357
Lea Prince, Stephen Vosti, Oula Ouattara, Elodie Becquey, Cesaire Ouedraogo, Sonja Hess, Noel Rouamba, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Kenneth Brown & Klaus Kraemer·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Zinc supplements may decrease incidence of diarrhea among young children at risk of zinc deficiency. We estimated the cost-effectiveness of three approaches for delivery of preventive and therapeutic zinc supplements in rural Burkina Faso. Methods: Cost estimates were...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21017