Sara Wuehler

Daily Dietary Intake of Zinc is positively Associated With Height-for-Age Z-score (Haz) among Ethiopian Children 6-35 Months of Age

Girmay Ayana, Sara Wuehler, Tibebu Moges, Aregash Samuel, Aweke Kebede, Dilnesaw Zerfu, Andinet Abera, Girma Mengistu, Birhanu Wodajo, Katherine A. Birks, Jalal Chowdhury & Amha Kebede · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: In Ethiopia, 44% of children under five years-of-age are stunted (i.e., height-for-age (HAZ) below -2SD). This is considered a major public health concern by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health’s National Nutrition Plan. Future efforts to reduce stunting depend largely o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20955

Modelling the Impact of Fortification on the Prevalence of Inadequate Micronutrient Intakes in Ethiopia: Results from the Ethiopian National Food Consumption Survey

Michelle Gibbs, Aregash Samuel, Sara Wuehler, Kiflu Tesfaye & Rosalind Gibson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: To estimate the potential impact of national fortification of wheat flour and vegetable oil on inadequate intakes of vitamin A, zinc and iron in Ethiopian women of childbearing age. Methods: Nationally representative 24-hour dietary recall data were collected from chi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20923