Objectives: Adding iron-rich foods or multi-micronutrients powder (MNP) could be options to control iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in children. Data evaluating the impact of fortification with iron-rich foods such as amaranth grain and MNP containing low doses of highly bio-availa...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20978
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
Objectives: Determining that dietary diversity can be used as indicator of micronutrient adequacy irrespective of season, we examined seasonal variations in dietary diversity, nutrient adequacy, and their association among Kenyan women (reproductive age). Methods: Repeated non-co...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20832