Mario Capanzana

Composition, Acceptability, and Use of Fortfied Supplementary Food for the Management of Moderate and Acute Malnutrition (MAM) in the Philippines

Mario Capanzana, Joyce Tobias, Trinidad Archangel, Charlie Adona & Abbie Pedrones · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Malnutrition remains a public health problem in the Philippines, particularly among infants and young children and in time of disasters and calamities. The study aimed to develop and utilize locally available, affordable and culturally acceptable raw materials for the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20964

Zinc Status of Filipinos by Serum Zinc Level: 7th National Nutrition Survey, Philippine 2008

Mario Capanzana, Juanita Marcos, Leah Perlas, Phoebe Trio, Joselita Ulanday, Revelita Cheong & Josefina Denacido · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: National data on the prevalence of zinc deficiency in the Philippine is not available.  Data on zinc status of Filipinos is important to design appropriate programs and policies for the improvement of nutrition and health status of Filipino population.  This study aim...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20966