Jacques Berger, Campos Ponce Maiza, Chhoun Chamnan, Mary Chea, Marjoleine Dijkhuizen, Coleen Doak, Umi Fahmida, Elaine Ferguson, Paul Hulshof, Yves Kameli, Khov Kuong, Kongsap Akkhavong, Sengchanh Kounavong, Le Bach Mai, Siti Muslimatun, Nanna Roos, Prak Sophonneary, Frank Wieringa, Emorn Wasantwisut & Pattanee Winichagoon·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: SMILING "Sustainable Micronutrient Interventions to Control Deficiencies and Improve Nutritional status and General Health in Asia" (FP7), is a transnational collaboration of research institutions and implementation agencies in five SEA countries: Cambodia, Indonesia,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21286
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
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
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
Objectives: Large-scale programs often use proxy indicators for evaluation purposes but little is known on whether use of these indicators might lead to erroneous conclusions regarding impact of programs. In the FORISCA-UltraRice+NutriRice trial in Cambodia, fortified rice was in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21077