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Susan J. Whiting

Publications (4)

Association of Iron, Zinc, and Vitamin a Maternal Plasma Levels with Breast Milk Composition in Rural Southern Ethiopia

Tesfaye Hailu Bekele, Susan J. Whiting, Hiwot Abebe & Cherinet Abuye · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Nutritional status of mothers in Ethiopia is currently a major public health concern. There are three key factors of maternal nutrition that could have an impact on human milk composition: Dietary intake, nutrient store, and alterations in nutrient utilization. The ai...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20906

Formulation of a Complementary Food Fortified with Broad-beans (Vicia faba) in Southern Ethiopia

Afework Kebebu Gebrie, Susan J. Whiting, Kebede Abegaz Ali, Carol J. Henery & Wendy J. Dahl · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Formulation of complementary diet for young children (from broadbean, maize and berly) and determine its nutrient value and acceptability. Methods: Randemized controled trial was used to prepare samples for processing and analysis. Laboratory based study was conducted...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21060

Vitamin D Status and Its Predictors among School Children in Adama Town and Rural Kebeles of Adama Woreda, Ethiopia: A Comparative Study

Tolassa Wakayo, Tefera Belachew & Susan J. Whiting · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Vitamin D deficiency is a public health problem world wide, even in countries with enough sunshine year round to promote adequate skin synthesis. There are few studies that look at vitamin D status in children living in sunny climates as it is assumed that they receiv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20834

Minimizing Bioavailability of Fluoride through Addition of Calcium-magnesium Citrate or a Calcium and Magnesium-containing Vegetable to the Diets of Growing Rats

Aweke Kebede, Nigussie Retta, Cherinet Abuye, Susan J. Whiting, Melkitu Kassaw, Tesfaye Zeru, Meseret Woldeyohannes & Marian K. Malde · International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review · 2016

Introduction: Fluorosis is a public health problem in Ethiopia. Fluoride absorption may be decreased by dietary divalent cations which form insoluble complexes with the fluoride ion. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of dietary calcium-magnesium citrate or Moringa stenop...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/23693