European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety

Optical Brain Imaging as an Assessment Tool for Nutrition Related Cognitive Development in Rural Gambia: Studies from Birth to 24 Months of Age

Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Drew Halliday, Katarina Begus, Helen Maris, Maria Papademetriou, Nick Everdell, Momodou Darboe, Andrew Prentice, Sophie Moore & Clare Elwell · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Appropriate nutrition in the first 1000 days of life is essential for optimal brain development and function. Neurobehavioral assessments of cognitive function can only detect effects of nutritional deficiencies once they reach the point of observable behaviour, thus...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20952

The Efficacy of Malunggay Leaves Sprinkle in Improving the Height and Weight, Iron and Vitamin A Status of 8-10 Years Old Schoolchildren

Leah A. Perlas, Clarita R. Magsadia, Josefina A. Desnacido, Michael E. Serafico, Rowena V. Viajar, Emily O. Rongavilla, Glenda P. Azana & Trinidad P. Trinidad · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The Efficacy of Malunggay Leaves Sprinkle in Improving the Height and Weight, Iron and Vitamin A Status of 8-10 Years Old Schoolchildren Methods: Participants were underweight children aged 8 – 10 years, grouped into: 60 control and 61 experimental. The experimental g...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21084

Development of Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Kenyan Women Using Linear Programming

S. A. Ngala, S. M. Akter, A. M. Mwangi & I. D. Brouwer · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Women in Kenya are at high risk of multiple micronutrient deficiencies due to low intake through monotonous diets. Country-specific food based dietary recommendations (FBRs) facilitate dietary improvement. Main objective was to develop and evaluate FBRs based on the e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20953

Testing Feasibility of Delivering Vitamin A to Newborns in Bangladesh’s Health Care System

S. Kaushik, Rolf Klemm, Lesley Oot & Zeba Mahmud · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Supplementing newborns with vitamin A within 48 hours of birth has been shown to reduce infant mortality in Bangladesh, India and Indonesia. This study evaluated the feasibility of delivering vitamin A to newborns through existing maternal and child health services in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21154

Vitamin A Supplementation and Stunting Levels among Two Year Olds in Kenya: Evidence from the 2008-09 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey

Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Crispin Ndedda, Katherine Raleigh & Penina Masibo · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Further analysis of KDHS 2008/09. Methods: The study uses data from the 2008-09 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, involving children aged 24-35 months, a weighted sample of 1029 children. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were conducted. The outcome vari...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20954

Food Fortification Monitoring and Evaluation Framework: Operationalizing the Uganda National Fortification Guidelines

Abel Muzoora, Elizabeth Madraa, Margaret Kyenkya, Nancy Adero & Sarah Ngalombi · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The Government of Uganda has stepped up efforts in recent years to address malnutrition. As part of these efforts, in July 2013, Uganda shifted from a voluntary project-based model for food fortification to a public-private partnership mandatory program. This was mand...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21085

Daily Dietary Intake of Zinc is positively Associated With Height-for-Age Z-score (Haz) among Ethiopian Children 6-35 Months of Age

Girmay Ayana, Sara Wuehler, Tibebu Moges, Aregash Samuel, Aweke Kebede, Dilnesaw Zerfu, Andinet Abera, Girma Mengistu, Birhanu Wodajo, Katherine A. Birks, Jalal Chowdhury & Amha Kebede · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: In Ethiopia, 44% of children under five years-of-age are stunted (i.e., height-for-age (HAZ) below -2SD). This is considered a major public health concern by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health’s National Nutrition Plan. Future efforts to reduce stunting depend largely o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20955

Micronutrient Deficiencies in Pre-school Age Children and Women of Reproductive Age in Jordan

James P. Wirth, Nichols Erin, Ibrahim Khatib, Hanan Masa'd, Rawhieh Barham, Nancy Aburto, Svenja Jungjohann, Kevin Sullivan & Mary Serdula · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Jordan's 2010 National Micronutrient Survey assessed the prevalence and severity of anemia and micronutrient deficiencies in Jordanian women and children. Methods: A stratified multistage cluster sampling was used to establish a nationally representative household-bas...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21155

Supply Chain Challenges Affecting Access to IFA, Calcium, Oxytocin and Misoprostol in Kakamega County, Kenya

Crispin Ndedda, James Riungu, Alex Muturi, Rebecca Njue & Papa Ndao · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: The broad objective was to assess components of the supply chain aiming at identifying facilitating factors and barriers to uninterrupted availability of IFA, oxytocic drugs, misoprostol, magnesium sulphate and calcium with a view of formulating innovative solutions....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20956

Linearity, Reproducibility and Comparison of iCheckTM CAROTENE with Spectrophotometer and HPLC for Evaluation of Total Carotenoids in Cassava Roots

Peter A. Kulakow, Elizabeth Y. Parkes, Simone K. Friedrich, Florian Schweigert, Oladeji Alamu, Norbert Maroya & Busie Maziya-Dixon · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Breeding cassava roots with enhanced levels of proVitamin A carotenoids (biofortification) is a cost effective approach to overcome vitamin A deficiency, especially for women and children in rural areas who are vulnerable with livelihoods dependent on cassava. Biofort...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21230