Marion Macortho Maltina Sesay, Rebecca Sombo Luseni-Kargbo & Marian Adama Amara·Asian Food Science Journal·2026
Background: Adolescent pregnancy is a global public health issue that affects both developed and developing countries, including Sierra Leone. Adolescent girls in Sierra Leone face distinct nutritional challenges that are sometimes exacerbated by socio-economic factors such as po...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i7894
Protein-energy malnutrition remains a major nutritional challenge in many developing nations of the world, largely due to consumption of carbohydrate dense meals low in protein. The use of underutilized legumes such as jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) offers a sustainable mean to...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i3859
Alanoud K. Albanna, Amna Abdelrahman Ali Serebal, Narjes Mansour Al Sebaa, Rawan Talal Gumgumj, Reema Mohamed Alsaif, Rouz Mohammed Ahmed & Jood Khalid Alqudaihi·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Malnutrition has a significant impact on lung health, directly affecting the respiratory muscle, immune function, and the progression of chronic lung conditions. This review article finds the primary effects of malnutrition on respiratory function, muscle performance, the immune...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i21354
John Praise Alimi, Olufunke Grace Otitodun, Abubakar Adegboyega Akanni, Medinat Oyiza Jimoh, Rukayat Queen Adegbola, Patience Bahago Haruna, Esther Jesutomilayo Akande, David Taiwo Ishola, Olufunmilayo Adeola Ajayi, Aaron Isaac Yissa & Bamidele Samuel Odutola·Asian Food Science Journal·2024
Developing food products with functional and high nutritional potentials to engender promising solutions to malnutrition is a practical step in addressing SDG-3. This investigation was done to assess the quality of cakes produced with blends of flour from cassava and Bambara nuts...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i12762
Millets have surfaced as a unique ingredient which has a potent presence as a predominant component in breakfast cereals. They have emerged as a convenient choice for almost all categories of people be it children, housewives, working professionals or elderly groups. The growing...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2024/v23i12761
Childhood malnutrition remains a significant global public health concern, and despite numerous advances and improvements in child health care; acute malnutrition among children still one of the main public health challenges in the 21st century, particularly in developing countri...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i2791
This study was carried out to assess complementary feeding practices of under-five children in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. A cross-sectional descriptive survey research was adopted for the study. The population for the study consisted of nursing mothers with...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i730438
Background: Malnutrition in cancer patients is associated with increased risk of adverse effects including mortality and thus requires special attention. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors affecting malnutrition amongst gynaecological can...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930365
Composite flour production and utilization in Nigeria and globally is on the increase. This is to take advantage of its nutritional and health benefits at the same time increase the food value of certain cereals and tubers. This study was designed to evaluate the antinutrients an...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v16i230167
Objective: Objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status of primary school children between the age group 6 to 9 years considering reference values proposed by Indian Association of Pediatrics (IAP) and National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS). Methods: It is a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i530202
Beugré Grah Avit Maxwell, Niaba Koffi Pierre Valery, Combo Agnan Marie-Michel, Yao N’zué Binjamin & Gnakri Dago·Asian Food Science Journal·2019
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional quality of the infant flours offered to mothers received in the dietary service of the CHR of Daloa. Introduction: Ivory Coast’s membership in Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) is a momentum in a collective effort to improve the nutritio...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2019/v9i430019
Child malnutrition is one of the major causes of public health and social welfare problems in developing countries. It is manifested by micronutrient deficiency. Indeed, nutritional deficits are particularly severe in children from 6 to 24 months, when their nutritional needs exc...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2019/45712
Three improved varieties of soybean, Anidaso, Nangbaar and Quarshie were used in the study to determine the effect of variation and processing temperature on the yield, quality and shelf-life of soymilk produced by the VitaGoat processing system. Two kilograms of each of the vari...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/39127