Objectives: To identify likely micronutrient deficits in the available national food supply per capita for Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi and Sierra Leone. Methods: Micronutrient densities in the daily available food supply per capita were calculated from the micronut...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21001
Objectives: To characterize current feeding practices and to evaluate the adequacy of selected micronutrient intakes of young children in subsistence farming rural households in North Wollo, Ethiopia. Methods: Using a cross-sectional survey on 76 breastfed young children (aged 12...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21096
Objectives: To characterize the changes in iron content through cereal processing for a better evaluation of iron intakes and its origin. Methods: Most frequently used processing methods of maize, millet, sorghum, barley, wheat and teff were followed (n≥3) in households in Benin,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20916
Objectives: School-aged children in Haiti consume a diet primarily of rice and beans, with limited sources of micronutrient-rich foods. Edible forms of micronutrient supplements must be considered, since children may not be able to safely swallow pills or capsules, and taste pref...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20921