Objectives: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is affected by a double burden of malnutrition: While vitamin A deficiency (VAD) still prevails, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and hypertension (HTN) are emerging. Serum retinol, retinol binding protein-4 (RBP4), transthyretin (TTR) and their...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21136
Objectives: The state of Bihar historically has reported a high prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. Yet, in 2006 only 26% of preschool children were receiving vitamin A supplements (VAS) bi-annually. This presentation reviews the innovative strategy implemented by the Government...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21062
Objectives: Wheat flour is a possible food vehicle for vitamin A fortification. Recently a new portable rapid test (iCheckTM FLUORO) has been available to measure vitamin A in various fortified food samples such as premix and flour. In this study the performance of the rapid test...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21137
Objectives: An increasing number of countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are adopting or in the process to adopt mandatory food fortification to overcome vitamin and mineral deficiencies. The objective of this study was to review regulatory monitoring s...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21063
Objectives: Since 2007, distribution of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and deworming has been integrated with polio vaccination through twice-yearly National Immunization Days (NIDs) in Guinea. Although reported administrative coverage for VAS and deworming are consistently ≥90%...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21138
Objectives: This study aimed to understand the barriers to MNCHW attendance in order to develop recommendations for strengthening its social mobilization activities. Methods: In the states of Jigawa and Zamfara in northern Nigeria, 19 in-depth interviews were conducted with gover...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21064
Objectives: Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is an important health problem in Thailand, especially in northern and north-eastern regions. Since the introduction of iodized salt in 1960s many control programs have been implemented judging the effectiveness at community level. Con...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21139
Objectives: West Bengal - India's most densely populated state - is home to 8.3 million adolescent girls. Surveys indicate that 62 percent of adolescent girls were anemic, despite several sectoral programmes in place. To address this situation, the Government of West Bengal launc...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21065
Saskia Osendarp, Abdulaziz Adish, Banda Ndiaye, Aregash Samuel, Inge Brouwer, Dominique Roberfroid, Patrick Kolsteren & Lynnette Neufeld·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: The Micronutrient Initiative and academic partners have designed two program impact evaluations of Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) interventions in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso. The programs include enhanced behavioral change interventions on IYCN, improved quali...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21140
Richa Pandey, Jee Hyun Rah, Amit Kumar Ghosh, Shraddha Dwivedi, Subhash Chandra Gupta, Dhirendra Kumar Srivastava, Sunil Kumar Garg & Victor M. Aguayo·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Uttar Pradesh (UP) is a non-salt producing state in India. Most of the salt is imported and traded in 18 of the 75 districts in the state. In 2009, the household coverage of adequately iodized salt in UP was 43%. This presentation features the important initiative tak...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21066
Objectives: Surveys in 2002-05 indicated that the prevalence of severe forms of vitamin A deficiency in India was three-fold higher among children from schedule tribe (ST) households than among non-tribal children. Scheduled tribes constitute about 24% of the total population of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21067
Ana Cecilia Fernandez-Gaxiola, Armando Garcia-Guerra, Lynnette M. Neufeld, Amado D. Quezada-Sanchez, Amira Hernandez-Cabrera, Anabelle Bonvecchio, Ana Lilia Lozada & Juan Rivera·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To assess changes in physicians' and nurses nutrition knowledge and perceptions from EsIAN. EsIAN was developed to attend to the nutritional needs of Oportunidades beneficiary families. Oportunidades is the Mexican conditional cash transfer program. In Mexico, appropr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21141
Objectives: To quantify the amount of vitamins and minerals contained in Guatemala´s New Basic Food Basket (BFB) to determine adherence to the Recommended nutrient intake (RNI). Methods: Micronutrients that are deficient in the population were analyze (Vitamin A, Thiamin, Ribofla...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21068
Objectives: Micronutrients deficiencies are serious public health problems in Tanzania. Home fortification with micronutrient powder (MNP) has been introduced in eight food-insecure districts of Tanzania as a complementary intervention by the "Tuboreshe Chakula Project," to impro...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21142
Objectives: Many South Africans do not consume enough fruit and vegetables. However, people are generally aware of the benefits of adequate consumption. To understand this gap between knowledge and practice, this study investigated underlying factors influencing consumption throu...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21069