Objectives: The objective was to examine nutritional, health, and social predictors of early child mental development in the Amhara region of Ethiopia Methods: Using a cluster randomized design, iodized salt was forced early into the markets of 30 villages (intervention group) be...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21205
Objectives: Iron deficiency anaemia is one of the most widely prevalent nutritional deficiency contributing to substantially to the global burden of disease in the world, including in Indonesia. According to Indonesia’s National Household Health Survey, 2001 the prevalence of ana...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20863
Kerry Schulze, Saijuddin Shaikh, Hasmot Ali, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Lee Wu, Alain Labrique, Rolf Klemm, Sucheta Mehra, Pongtorn Sungpuag, Emorn Wasantwisut, Parul Christian & Keith West·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Women often enter pregnancy with micronutrient deficiencies, exacerbated by demands of pregnancy. Yet, gestational micronutrient status is uncommonly assessed, even as momentum builds toward preventing multiple micronutrient (MM) deficiencies. We assessed micronutrien...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21300
Objectives: To enhance the micronutrient content of cakes by food fortification using locally available under exploited but nutritionally rich indigenous food fortificants. Methods: Lotus stem and Carrots were chosen as food fortificants. The nutrient analysis of the fortificants...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20864
Objectives: An elevated homocysteine level is a newly recognized risk factor for osteoporosis. Older individuals may have elevated homocysteine levels due to inadequate folate intake and/or lower absorption of vitamin B12. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21301
Objectives: Previous studies evaluating the ability of fortified rice to improve hemoglobin and ferritin concentrations have produced mixed results. The literature indicates that combining iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) can reduce the effects on iron status expected from iron supplement...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20865
Grant Aaron, Molly Jacobson, Karen Megazzini, Nanmathi Manian, Martin Wulfe, Laurel Lunn, Debra Rog, Greg Garrett, John Fairhurst, Lynnette Nuefeld & Salif Ndiaye·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To assess fortification coverage of wheat flour and oil staples among WRA and young children in Senegal. Methods: We completed a nationally representative cross-sectional, cluster survey using the fortification assessment and coverage tool (FACT) developed by the Glob...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21187
Objectives: To determine iodine status and knowledge of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) of pregnant women in rural Sidama, southern Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted in three kebeles which were selected randomly from the eight kebeles in t...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20866
Objectives: To examine women's perceptions and cultural beliefs regarding maternal dietary practices during pregnancy and postpartum, weight gain during pregnancy, and iron folic acid supplementation. Methods: Implementation research was conducted in Upper and Lower Egypt in Febr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21302
Objectives: The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of zinc deficiency among infants and preschool children. Methods: A community based, cross-sectional study was conducted in East Gojjam zone between October 2011 and April 2012. Sub-samples...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20867
Alison D. Gernand, Kerry J. Schulze, Saijuddin Shaikh, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Hasmot Ali, Ashika Nanayakkara-Bird, Margia Arguello, Lee Wu, Keith P. West, Jr & Parul Christian·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Pathways by which micronutrients may influence birth size are not well understood. To elucidate these, we assessed markers of placental angiogenesis and fetal growth factors in a substudy of a community-based, double blinded, cluster-randomized trial of maternal multi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21207
Objectives: Produce weaning food by blending whey powder with haricot bean powder. Methods: The raw materials used were whey and haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), Roba 1 variety. Whey was filtered through ultra-filtration membrane. Permeate was stored and pre-heated at 55ºC for...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20868
Objectives: To prevent iron deficiency in pregnancy universal iron folic acid supplementation is recommended by WHO. We aimed to compare the effect of multiple micronutrients supplements with two different dosages of iron/folic acid supplements on maternal iron status. Methods: I...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21303
Objectives: Deficiencies of vitamin A and iron affect a significant portion of the world's population, and efforts to characterize deficiency patterns have been hampered by a lack of measurement tools appropriate for large-scale use. Since vitamin A and iron are not easily measur...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20869
Ayesha Sania, Donna Spiegelman, Janet Rich-Edwards, Ellen Hertzmark, Rodrick Kisenge, Gernard Msamanga, Willy Urassa & Wafaie Fawzi·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: We evaluated the effect of multivitamin supplementation on delivery complications that can arise from maternal-fetal disproportion. Methods: We used data from a double-blind, randomized controlled trial among 8286 HIV-negative pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21208