Objectives: There is an urgent need to better understand the interactions of multiple nutrition programs so that they can be managed more effectively to improve coverage and impact, reduce costs and protect persons from the risk of excess micronutrient intakes. The objective was...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20901
Assuming the conjecture that all effectively calculable functions must be Turing-machine computable, this paper demonstrates that the problem of recognizing Fibonacci numbers must be in general undecidable. This means that there is no algorithm, which in a finite number of steps...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/19785
Objectives: To examine the effects of an iron-biofortified bean intervention on physical performance in Rwandan women assessed by VO2max and work efficiency. Methods: 145 Rwandan women (18-26 years) were randomized to receive either iron-biofortified beans or traditional beans tw...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21315
Jérôme W. Somé, Souheila Abbeddou, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Zinéwendé P. Ouédraogo, Rosemonde M. Guissou, Janet M. Peerson, Sonja Y. Hess, Steve A. Vosti, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo & Kenneth H. Brown·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Meta-analyses find that supplemental zinc reduces the incidence of diarrhea and acute lower respiratory tract infections, but its effect on malaria is inconsistent. We assessed the effects of different amounts of zinc in SQ-LNS compared with zinc in a dispersible tabl...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20902
Objectives: Assessment of serum retinol of a population is a valuable mean for the study of vitamin A status (VAS). Portable kits may be an interesting alternative for the assessment of VAS in vulnerable populations. The aim of this study was to validate the ICHECK Fluoro device...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21326
Objectives: The purpose of this review was to identify and analyze single or multiple micronutrient (MMN) food fortification studies for their efficacy and effectiveness in India. Methods: A comprehensive fortification search (n=10 databases) was completed, and retrieved citation...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20903
Objectives: To quantify changes in free-living physical activity in Rwandan women before and after a 4.5 month feeding trial of biofortified beans. Methods: 145 Rwandan women (18-26 years) were randomized to receive either iron-biofortified beans or traditional beans for 5 months...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21316
Objectives: Mandatory wheat flour fortification with iron, zinc, thiamine, riboflavin, and folic acid became effective in Indonesia in 2002. There are no evaluations of its effectiveness on reducing anemia. This study estimated the contribution of fortified wheat flour to changes...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20904
Objectives: Ferritin is considered the most suitable indicator of low iron stores in population-based surveys. Ferritin is an acute-phase protein (APP) and studies find this can impact on its use and interpretation. This study explores the relationship between ferritin and other...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21330
Objectives: Weekly iron-folic acid supplementation (WIFS) and regular deworming for women of reproductive age (WRA) is an effective way of preventing anaemia and iron deficiency in a population but long-term sustainability is challenging. The objectives of this study were to: 1)...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20905
Objectives: To ascertain whether iodized salt data from rapid test kits (RTK) could provide programmatic insight if using salt with any iodine (>0 parts per million (ppm) of iodine) to represent programme coverage and salt with >15 ppm of iodine to represent quality coverag...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21332
Background: Hypertensive disease in pregnancy continues to be one of the leading causes of maternal death. Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) is said to be accompanied by several cardiovascular pathophysiological changes including increases in arterial stiffness. Pulse wave vel...
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...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20906
Objectives: Iodine Deficiency Disorder among Afghan pre-school children and child baring age women is a serious public health problem in Afghanistan. This study reviews the success, challenge and way forward of the Universal Salt Iodization program in the country from 2003. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21336
Rosalind S. Gibson, Anna A. Wawer, Rachel Hurst, Scott Young, Martin R. Broadley, Allan D. C. Chilimba, Louise Ander, Michael J. Watts, Benson Chilima, Jellita Gondwe, Dalitso Kang’ombe, Alexander Kalimbira, Susan J. Fairweather-Tait, Karl B. Bailey & Edwin W. P. Siyame·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Soil-iron contaminant has the potential to contribute to total iron intakes, depending in part on food preparation practices, although whether contaminant iron joins the common non-heme iron pool and is available for absorption is uncertain. Therefore we compared diet...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20907