Reina Engle-Stone

Predicted Impact of Large-scale Fortification on Adequacy of Vitamin A Intakes among Women and Young Children in Cameroon: Simulations Using Nationally-representative 24-h Recall Data

Reina Engle-Stone, Martin Nankap, Alex Ndjebayi, Kenneth Brown & Klaus Kraemer · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: WHO recommends using information on dietary intakes to design food fortification programs, but nationally-representative, individual dietary data are rarely available in low-income countries. Prior to initiating a fortification program in Cameroon, we assessed intakes...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21014

Vitamin A and Iron Status of Women and Young Children in Major Cities of Cameroon before and after Vitamin A Fortification of Vegetable Oil and Iron Fortification of Wheat Flour

Reina Engle-Stone, Alex Ndjebayi, Martin Nankap, Marie-Madeleine Gimou, Avital Friedman & Kenneth Brown · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Few data are available on the effectiveness of large-scale food fortification programs. We conducted representative surveys 2 y before and 1 y after introduction of vitamin A (VA)-fortified cooking oil and iron-fortified wheat flour to assess program impact on VA and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21097

Consumption of Red Palm Oil and Relationships with Vitamin A Status, Region, and Household Characteristics in a National Survey of Women and Young Children in Cameroon

Martin Nankap, Reina Engle-Stone, Alex Ndjebayi & Kenneth Brown · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Red palm oil (RPO) is an important plant source of vitamin A (VA) in Cameroon, where ~210,000 tons were produced in 2011. We conducted a national survey of children and women to assess the prevalence of VA deficiency, frequency and amount of RPO consumption and factor...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21089

An Economic Model for Optimizing Effective Coverage of MN interventions: A Case Study of Cameroon

Stephen Vosti, Reina Engle-Stone, Justin Kagin, Joanne Arsenault, Robert Hijmans, Ryan Murphy, Erica Rettig, Ann Tarini & Kenneth H. Brown · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Micronutrient (MN) interventions are generally undertaken at national scale.  New spatially disaggregated data on MN deficiencies in Cameroon suggest that subnational strategies may be more efficient, but methods to choose among alternative interventions are needed. ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21244

Symposium Report: Effective and Safe Micronutrient Interventions, Weighing the Risks against the Benefits

Ingrid Bielderman, Maaike J. Bruins, Reina Engle-Stone, Noel W. Solomons, Hans Verhagen, Lindsay H. Allen, Lynnette M. Neufeld, Klaus Kraemer & Jane Badham · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Micronutrient fortification of staple foods can be an effective strategy to combat micronutrient malnutrition. When planning on fortification, challenges faced include the collection of essential information on population food and nutrient intake patterns, as well as the use of t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/17357