Objectives: To review and compare the impact of germination and soaking on reduction of phytate and tannin in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Methods: A systematic search is conducted utilizing Pub Med, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. Germination, soaking, chickpea, phytic aci...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21306
Kyly C. Whitfield, Yazheng Liu, Crystal D. Karakochuk, Aminuzzaman Talukder, Hou Kroeun, David D. Kitts, Eunice CY Li-Chan, Judy McLean & Tim J. Green·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Thiamin deficiency causes beriberi, which is often fatal in infants who do not receive rapid treatment. Infantile beriberi appears to be common in Cambodia, likely because thiamin deficient mothers produce breast milk low in thiamin. Strategies may be needed to improv...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20878
Objectives: Individual-level food consumption data remains as the ideal source for national nutrition policy-makers to identify nutrient gaps among vulnerable groups to inform appropriate interventions. Collection of such data is resource and time consuming. The Ethiopian Househo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21307
Sant-Rayn Pasricha, Sarah Atkinson, Andrew Armitage, Shivani Khandwala, Jacobien Veenemans, Sharon Cox, Lucy Eddowes, Theodore Hayes, Conor Doherty, Ayse Demir, Edwin Tijhaar, Hans Verhoef, Andrew Prentice & Hal Drakesmith·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Hematologic and non-hematologic benefits from iron supplementation are chiefly seen in iron deficient individuals; concerns that iron might promote infection especially in non-iron deficient individuals have complicated global anemia control policies, particularly in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20879
Objectives: The 2013 Lancet Maternal and Child Nutrition series identified rigorous evaluations of nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions as a research priority. The Mama SASHA study in Western Kenya links delivery of vitamin A (VA) rich orange-flesh sweet potato (OFSP) v...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21318
Objectives: To examine associations between anemia (Hb <120 g/L) and genetic hemoglobin disorders in Cambodian women (18-45 y). Methods: Blood samples of 450 women from Prey Veng province were analyzed with consent. A complete blood count was performed and the presence and typ...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20880
Objectives: To understand caregivers' knowledge on anemia, barriers to optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, and the acceptability and appropriate use of micronutrient powders (MNP) in households of children 6-23 months, in order to inform an implementation of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21194
Objectives: To compare associations between different indices of socio-economic status (SES) and child malnutrition. Methods: A cross-sectional survey in poor urban areas in the Philippines collected information on child wasting, stunting, anemia, iron deficiency, and vitamin A...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20881
Objectives: Many countries are expressing interest in implementing Home Fortification programmes using Micronutrient Powders (MNP) because of their proven effectiveness and low cost. A gap exists, however, between evidence based guidelines for practical implementation. Therefore...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21195
Objectives: Cassava usually contains essentially no beta-carotene (BC). However, cassava is being bred to increase its BC content. Our objective was to test how effective biofortified cassava is at increasing BC and vitamin A (VA) concentrations in healthy adult women. Methods: T...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20882
Objectives: To integrate tablet-based data collection tools with dietary data processing software for assessment of dietary intakes among children in rural Zambia. Methods: Dietary intakes of 4- to 8-year-old children in rural Zambia (n=1226) were collected by 24 hour recall inte...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21308
Objectives: An assessment of the causes, risk factors and availability of fortified flour on anemia prevalence among women of reproductive age (WRA) in Kazakhstan. Methods: Results of comparative analysis of the National Nutrition Surveys (NNS) in 2006 and 2011 with randomized sa...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20883
Objectives: To evaluate nutrient adequacy of complementary foods in the study area by comparison with recommendations. To determine the energy and nutrient intakes from complementary foods consumed by infants and young children. To assess TYCF and caring practices in the study ar...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21319
Objectives: Iodine is a trace element involved in the metabolism of thyroid hormones, important for development and normal physiological function. Adequate iodine intake during pregnancy and lactation is especially critical to normal brain development in the fetus. Strategies to...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20884
Objectives: Effects of 20 mg Zn or placebo for 23 d on zinc transporter and metallothionein (MT) mRNA abundance, plasma zinc and zinc-related biomarkers were evaluated in apparently healthy women. Methods: Participants (n=48) were randomly selected from village lists of non-pregn...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21309