Frank Tammo Wieringa, Jutta Skau, Chhoun Chamnan, Henrik Friis, Marjoleine Amma Dijkhuizen, Jacques Berger, Kim Michaelsen & Nanna Roos·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Malnutrition in early childhood predisposes to a higher risk for non-communicable diseases such as obesity and cardio-vascular diseases later in life through not fully understood metabolic alterations. Little is known about body composition in early childhood in relat...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21088
Objectives: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in infancy remains an important health problem. Post-partum maternal high-dose vitamin A supplementation (MHDVAS) was recommended but recently cancelled by WHO as efficacy was unclear. We investigated effects of inflammation and timing of MH...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21070
Marion Fiorentino, Marlene Perignon, Khov Kuong, Kurt Burja, Kannitha Kong, Megan Parker, Jacques Berger & Frank Tammo Wieringa·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Nutritional status can have a large impact on schoolperformance in children, with micronutrient deficiencies affecting cognitive performance and school attendance through increased morbidity. The FORISCA-UltraRice+NutriRice Trial in Cambodia tested impact of multi-mic...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21082
Marlene Perignon, Marion Fiorentino, Khov Kuong, Chhoun Chamnan, Megan Parker, Kurt Burja, Jacques Berger & Frank Tammo Wieringa·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: In rice-consuming countries, multi-micronutrient fortified rice (MMFR) is a promising cost-effective strategy to control micronutrient deficiencies. The FORISCA project evaluated the impact of MMFR distributed through the WFP school meal program (SMP) on micronutrient...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21114