Objectives: The main target groups of iodine programs are pregnant women (PW) and non-pregnant women of reproductive age (NPW), yet surveys frequently focus on school age children (SAC). It is unclear whether median urinary iodine concentration (mUIC) in SAC can be used as a surr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21027
Objectives: Thyroglobulin (Tg) is a sensitive marker for iodine deficiency and excess in school-aged children. DBS-Tg may be a promising functional biomarker also during pregnancy. Our objectives were to develop a new Tg assay and to determine if trimester-specific reference rang...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21253
Objectives: Tef is a cereal indigenous to Ethiopia. The flour obtained is mostly used to produce a soft, pancake-like sourdough-bread, called injera. Since it contains considerable amounts of phytate, iron bioavailability from this Ethiopian staple is believed to be limited. We i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21304
Objectives: Many countries are struggling with the double burden of malnutrition. Iron deficiency is prevalent in overweight and obese (OW/OB) subjects, likely due to adiposity-related inflammation increased hepcidin and decreased iron absorption. Because hepcidin reduces iron ef...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21333
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of iodine supplementation in mild-to-moderately iodine-deficient pregnant Thai women on maternal thyroid function and birth outcomes. Methods: An RCT with 200 µg KI per day was conducted among 514 mild-to-moderately iodine-deficient pregnant Th...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21023
Objectives: Determine the duration and magnitude of the serum hepcidin (sHep) rise induced by oral iron (Fe) supplements from single and consecutive-day Fe doses and measure bioavailability in healthy subjects. Methods: Twenty six subjects (serum ferritin, SF <20 µg/L) were ra...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21111
Coralie Signorell, Diego Moretti, Christophe Zeder, Fabian Tay, Erick Boy, Neelam Khetarpaul, Ismail Cakmak & Michael Zimmermann·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Zinc biofortification may be a sustainable way to improve Zn status, but questions remain on Zn bioavailability. We produced a novel biofortified wheat by Zn foliar application, and a separate wheat cultivar was intrinsically labeled with a Zn stable isotope. Goals we...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21133
Tanja Jaeggi, Guus Kortman, Diego Moretti, Christophe Chassard, Penny Holding, Alexandra Dostal, Jos Boekhorst, Harro Timmerman, Dorine Swinkels, Harold Tjalsma, Jane Njenga, Alice Mwangi, Jane Kvalsvig, Christophe Lacroix & Michael Zimmermann·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Primary outcome was change in composition of gut microbiome, after 3 weeks and 4 months. Secondary outcomes were changes in faecal calprotectin, treated diarrhoea, anaemia, iron status and systemic inflammation. Methods: We performed two randomized controlled trials i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20875