Objectives: To show use of sprinkles are best for home fortification in Ethiopian staple food. Methods: More than 90% of Ethiopian population prepared their staple foods at household level, so we proposed new innovative strategy home fortification with MMP vitamin and mineral wit...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20885
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) in Wolaita and Dawro zones. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study involving quantitative method was conducted in high school and preparatory students in Wolaita and Dawuro zones between April and May...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21320
Objectives: To evaluate the association between nutritional status and other risk factors with dietary diversity in the 1st trimester of pregnancy among women in rural Bangladesh. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of data among women enrolled during the 1st trimester of pregnan...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20886
Objectives: To assess sensory acceptability of WFP developed, chickpea based and locally produced RUSF products for treatment of moderately malnourished (MAM) children aged from 6 to 59 months and assess the readiness of their caregivers to administer such food Methods: Mother to...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21196
Objectives: To develop complementary food from blend of quality protein maize, orange fleshed sweet potato, chickpea and red teff. Methods: Before CF development, flavor optimization was done in seven different blending proportion of QPM: chickpea using sensory evaluation. Porrid...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20887
Samuel Scott, Laura Murray-Kolb, Michael Wenger, Saurabh Mehta, Julia Finkelstein, Shobha Udipi, Padmini Ghugre & Jere Haas·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Iron plays a key role in neurophysiology and iron deficiency, a highly prevalent issue worldwide, has been related to impaired cognitive functioning (CF). The current work explores the potential of iron intervention, via pearl millet (PM), to improve the iron status a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21310
Objectives: Assessing dietary consumption, developing and evaluation of sensory and nutritional quality of OFSP incorporated recipes to increase Vit-A intake for preschool children in Southern Ethiopia. Methods: Two stage cluster sampling was used to select 576 preschool children...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20888
Objectives: Improving infant feeding practices to reduce child malnutrition is a challenging complex target because they are deeply ingrained in culture, habit and context. This paper examines whether the use of innovative research methods and creative practices of private sector...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21197
Objectives: Helicobacter pylori is the most common infection worldwide. Several reports have indicated an association between H. pylori infection and anaemia. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of H. pylori co-infection with HIV and its correlation with anaemia...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20889
Objectives: Tremendous progress has been made toward achieving universal salt iodization (USI). Nonetheless, in some countries USI's momentum has stalled. UNICEF and GAIN have created a Partnership, under Gates Foundation funding, to revitalize and innovate for reaching the "las...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21321
Objectives: The salt industry is the most critical partner to enhancing progress in eliminating iodine deficiency through its role in production of adequately iodated salt. In Tanzania data shows that about 90% of Tanzanian households used salt with some level of iodine, however...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20890
Keith West, Robert Cole, Kerry Schulze, Joshua Betz, Ingo Ruczinski, Sun Eun Lee, Lee Wu, James Yager, John Groopman, Sudeep Shrestha & Parul Christian·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Micronutrient deficiencies are common but remain ‘hidden' due to difficulty of assessment. We explored the plasma proteome to identify nutrient-correlated biomarkers that may predict multiple micronutrient status and deficiencies, possibly on a single platform in the...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21311
Objectives: Small scale fortification remains an essential focus in many countries with the majority of flour milling and salt processing occurring in villages or on small holdings. Large-scale processing methods are not replicable in these environments. Two adapted methodologies...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20891
Objective: To investigate the effect of Calcium rich diet on the memory status of malnourished children below age five. Methodology: Three types of micronutrient based indigenous vegetarian snacks were designed and implemented for two intervention groups to improve the nutrien...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21322
Objectives: To assess the magnitude and causes of goiter in West Gojjam, Amhara National Regional state, Ethiopia. Methods: The study was conducted in July 2010. The sample size was determined by assuming 50% prevalence of total goiter rate, 5% error, 95% confidence interval, des...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20892