Background: Gastroduodenal ulcer disease (GUD) is a significant health burden in urban West Africa, a region undergoing a rapid nutritional transition. Conventional assessment using Body Mass Index (BMI) may fail to detect complex malnutrition phenotypes like sarcopenic obesity t...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i102315
The frequency of haemodialysis sessions is an important determinant of the nutritional status of patients with end-stage renal disease. Among anthropometric indicators, body mass index (BMI) and body composition parameters estimated by bioelectrical impedance are commonly used to...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2025/v34i51043
Introduction: In sub-Saharan Africa, the convergence of endemic chronic viral hepatitis and a rising, diet-driven metabolic syndrome presents a "dual burden". This intersection may accelerate liver disease progression, yet its impact on body composition is poorly understood, par...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2025/v34i51041
The selection of appropriate mutant and immunodeficient mouse strains is paramount in biomedical research, significantly impacting the validity and translatability of experimental findings. This systematic review examines key mouse strains frequently employed in immunological and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2025/v34i2968
Lepidopteran larvae, which constitute unconventional food resources in many parts of the world, are consumed by aboriginal populations in Togo without any study being carried out on their nutritional value. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional composition of the ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i7427
In tropical Africa, edible wild mushrooms are often collected and used by different peoples for both food and traditional medicine. In order to obtain information on the nutritional values of edible wild mushrooms in Togo, a study was carried out on the species Cantharellus platy...
Kodjo Selom EVENAMEDE, Yaovi Samuel APETI, Mamatchi Melila, Kafui KPEGBA, Amegnona Agbonon & Oudjaniyobi SIMALOU·Chemical Science International Journal·2025
Glyphaea brevis is a food plant used in traditional medicine to treat hypertension and a number of infectious diseases. It has been the subject of very few studies and there is little data on its nutritional value. The aim of the present study is therefore to exploit the leaves o...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2025/v34i3965
This study identified the species of aquatic insects consumed in Togo, and determined the chemical composition of the most common species (Cybister tripunctatus (Sharp, 1882) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)). This was achieved through ethnoentomological surveys and species identificatio...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2024/v16i71484
Native tropical floras are invaded by non-native species, creating some ecological disorders. Many of them are new reports for local flora but also, they are known to have some medicinal uses in their original regions for human therapy. That seems to be the case of Acalypha indic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i7423
Aims: This study evaluates the microbiological, sensory, and economic repercussions of a documented 72-hour cold chain disruption affecting frozen food commodities imported from France to Togo. The primary objective was to validate a multi-integrated framework for post-incident r...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2026/v18i21964
Mlatovi DEGBE, Ekoué Alfred ATTIOGBE, Akouvi Wotsa Mawuli AKAKPO, Kponou Mathieu Bienvenu TOBOSSI & Mamatchi Melila·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2025
Background: Human milk is recognized as the optimal nutrition for infants, and its composition is often presumed to be stable due to potent maternal homeostatic mechanisms. However, this paradigm is challenged by physiological evidence that milk components are derived from the mo...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2025/v40i102326
Introduction: Breastfeeding is fundamental to maternal and infant health; however, many women experience perceived insufficient milk supply (PIMS). In response, the use of traditional galactagogue foods and plants is a widespread practice, particularly in Tabligbo, Southern Togo....
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2025/v34i41020