Objectives: To integrate tablet-based data collection tools with dietary data processing software for assessment of dietary intakes among children in rural Zambia. Methods: Dietary intakes of 4- to 8-year-old children in rural Zambia (n=1226) were collected by 24 hour recall inte...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21308
Objectives: Approximately one third of children in developing countries are deficient in vitamin A (VA). Of these, 5.2 million are affected by night blindness—a severe impairment in dark adaptation. ProVA biofortified “orange” maize has been introduced in Africa as a potential in...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21269
Objectives: To assess whether iodine deficiency disorders were still not a public health concern and whether Universal Salt Iodisation had been attained. Methods: Urine and salt samples collected from school children and determined by ammonium persulfate digestion method and iodo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20894