Objectives: Assessessment of nutritional status of pregnant women in Boricha wereda. Methods: Community based cross sectional study design was used. Data were collected Data were collected from December 10-25, 2012 G.C on 417 pregnant women who are randomly selected from six rura...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20870
Objectives: This operational research study compared MNP distribution approaches, Group 1: one time delivery of 60 sachets/six months; and Group 2: twice a delivery of 30 sachets/three months, to assess differences in coverage and adherence among children aged 6-23 months in Misa...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21188
Objectives: The present study was conducted to assess the nutritional status and prevalence rate of malnutrition of 7 to 9 year school going children of India [Nagpur] and Ethiopia [Nekemte]. Methods: Nutritional status of children was assessed in terms of dietary assessment, ant...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20871
Objectives: Iron deficiency has been linked with reduced developmental outcomes in children, however results are varied. This study aims to investigate the benefit of iron supplementation on developmental outcomes in under-two year old children. Methods: A randomized, double-blin...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21190
Objectives: The present study was conducted to assess the nutritional status of 200 children in age group of 1-3 years of India (Nagpur) and Ethiopia (Nekemte). Methods: Nutritional status of children was assessed in terms of demographic and socio-economic profile, dietary assess...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20872
Objectives: Tef is a cereal indigenous to Ethiopia. The flour obtained is mostly used to produce a soft, pancake-like sourdough-bread, called injera. Since it contains considerable amounts of phytate, iron bioavailability from this Ethiopian staple is believed to be limited. We i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21304
Objectives: Measure the level of knowledge, attitudes & beliefs about nutritious food for children amongst poor rural and urban mothers. Methods: Quantitative questionnaire study. Results: The study included more urban mothers (56%) than rural mothers (44%). Major barriers to...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20873
Objectives: To combat multiple micronutrient deficiencies using a multiple micronutrient fortified crystal salt enriched with Iron, iodine, Vitamin B12, folic acid and zinc. Methods: A Randomized controlled study in villages in the suburbs of Chennai on children aged 5 to 17 year...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21191
Objectives: Biofortification of cassava with β-carotene is currently being tested in African populations where cassava is a staple food and vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem. The objective of the present study was to measure the impact of traditional African process...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20874
Objectives: To assess consumption of animal source foods (ASF) and cognitive performance in Ethiopian primary school children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Hawassa town, Southern Ethiopia among primary school children (n=116) aged 7-9 and enrolled in five sch...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21317
Tanja Jaeggi, Guus Kortman, Diego Moretti, Christophe Chassard, Penny Holding, Alexandra Dostal, Jos Boekhorst, Harro Timmerman, Dorine Swinkels, Harold Tjalsma, Jane Njenga, Alice Mwangi, Jane Kvalsvig, Christophe Lacroix & Michael Zimmermann·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Primary outcome was change in composition of gut microbiome, after 3 weeks and 4 months. Secondary outcomes were changes in faecal calprotectin, treated diarrhoea, anaemia, iron status and systemic inflammation. Methods: We performed two randomized controlled trials i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20875
Objectives: In risk-benefit assessment of food and nutrients, several studies so far have focused on comparison of two scenarios to weigh the health effect against each other. One obvious next step is finding the optimum scenario that provides maximum net health gains. This paper...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21305
Objectives: Poor maternal nutrition in pregnancy leads to increased morbidity and negative pregnancy outcomes. This study compares the dietary intake of pregnant women accessing rural and urban primary health centres in Ogun State, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional comparative...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20876
Raschida Raffaela Bouhouch, Sana El Fadeli, Azeddine Sedki, Laila Chabaa, Abdelmounaim Aboussad, Maria Andersson & Michael Bruce Zimmermann·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Lead absorption from oral exposures may be increased in children with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Therefore, iron fortification could be an effective adjunctive strategy to reduce lead burden in many urban areas in low-income and rapidly-developing countries. We inv...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21192
Objectives: For children in the Philippines, malnutrition remains a challenge, especially for the youngest and most vulnerable children. An innovative systems analysis tool with local government officials has been developed that uses existing data on IYCF practices and engages lo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20877