Objectives: Micronutrient deficiencies, particularly iron and vitamin A, are major health problems in Palestine, especially among pregnant women and children. Anemia is reported by the Ministry of Health to affect more than half of children under five years and at least 30% of pr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20976
Deepika Mehrish Sharma, Sangita Jacob, K. Vidyasagar, Mridula Sinha, Khyati Tewari, Nishant Diwan, Binod Kumar, Vani Sethi, Job Zachariah & Victor M. Aguayo·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Jharkhand is a predominantly tribal Indian state. Home to 3.5 million adolescent girls, two-thirds of Jharkhand's adolescent girls were reported to be anaemic. In 2000, the Government of Jharkhand launched the Adolescent Girls Anemia Control Programme (AGACP) in five...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20977
Objectives: Adding iron-rich foods or multi-micronutrients powder (MNP) could be options to control iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in children. Data evaluating the impact of fortification with iron-rich foods such as amaranth grain and MNP containing low doses of highly bio-availa...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20978
Objectives: Preventive vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is an proven child survival intervention. Since 2006, the National and State Governments of India supported by UNICEF and other development partners have made combined efforts to strengthen the implementation of biannual VAS...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20979
Objectives: WHO/UNICEF recommend zinc plus oral rehydration solution as the first-line treatment for uncomplicated pediatric diarrhea. We conducted research in Benin, Ghana, and Uganda to determine the magnitude of incorrect management of uncomplicated pediatric diarrhea and exam...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20980
Objectives: Showcasing Soybean oil fortification with Vitamin A and D as a demonstration project in Madhya Pradesh (MP), a state with worst nutritional indicators in India. Methods: A program cycle approach was followed for selection of state, fortifiable vehicle, micronutrient a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20981
Mohammad Ansari, Jee Hyun Rah, Victor Aguayo, Chandrakant Pandav, Kapil Yadav, Rakesh Kumar, Rajan Sankar, Arijit Chakrabarty & Suvabrata Dey·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: India was one of the first countries to introduce salt iodization. This presentation reviews the national efforts towards universal salt iodization (USI) in India, documents achievements and progress, and highlights key challenges in programme implementation. Methods:...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20982
Mahmud Abdulkader Mahmud, Mark Spigt, Afework Mulugeta Bezabih, Ignacio Lopez Pavon, Geert-Jan Dinant & Roman Blanco Velasco·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To assess the impact of hand-washing with soap and nail clipping on the prevalence of anaemia and thinness among school-aged children. Methods: We randomly assigned 369 parasite negative school-aged children to receive both, one or the other, or neither of the interve...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20983
Objectives: Achievement the complete elimination of iodine deficiency and control of the situation is necessary to establish a well-functioning monitoring model using clearly-defined evaluation criteria and methodology. In this regard, the purpose is implementation of iodine stat...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20984
Objectives: The general objective of the research was to develop value added food products (Bread and Biscuit) through supplementation of Fenugreek flour. The specific objectives was to study the proximate composition, anti-nutritional factors, physical properties, sensory analys...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20986