Objectives: Determine the duration and magnitude of the serum hepcidin (sHep) rise induced by oral iron (Fe) supplements from single and consecutive-day Fe doses and measure bioavailability in healthy subjects. Methods: Twenty six subjects (serum ferritin, SF <20 µg/L) were ra...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21111
M. A. Rakib, Mehjabin Elahi, M. S. Akter, Md. Babul Hossain, S. M. Hossain & M. E. Huda·Advances in Research·2015
Arsenic contamination and its prevalence in the environmental component appeared as a social disaster. This study focused on arsenic exposure among the local people and how lead to their daily life despite of severe arsenic poisoning in the community. A number of social factors w...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/19076
Susan Jack, Kevanna Ou, Mary Chea, Lan Chhin, Robyn Devenish, Mary Dunbar, Chanthol Eang, Kroeun Hou, Sokhoing Ly, Mengkheang Khin, Sophanneary Prak, Ratana Reach, Aminuzzaman Talukder, La-ong Tokmoh, Sophia Leon de la Barra, Philip Hill, Peter Herbison & Rosalind Gibson·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of genetic Hb disorders on the effectiveness of 6 months of daily micronutrient Sprinkles for infants age 6-12 months on anemia. Methods: As part of a randomized controlled effectiveness trial, subjects were screened for genetic Hb disorders at...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21047
Objectives: Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in India across all age groups despite sufficient sunlight. The aim of this study was to compare two interventions: sun exposure and supplementation in improving vitamin D status. Methods: Eighty-eight young women aged 17-22 years stu...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21273
Susan Jack, Kevanna Ou, Mary Chea, Lan Chhin, Robyn Devenish, Mary Dunbar, Chanthol Eang, Kroeun Hou, Sokhoing Ly, Mengkheang Khin, Sophanneary Prak, Ratana Reach, Aminuzzaman Talukder, La-ong Tokmoh, Sophia Leon de la Barra, Philip Hill, Peter Herbison & Rosalind Gibson·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of IYCF education and practices on growth compared to an ecological control. Methods: As part of a randomized controlled effectiveness trial of micronutrient Sprinkles and IYCF education, all mothers received IYCF education. Group and individual...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21048
Objectives: In the world we find a lot of local communities with specific sets of wild food sources that they know and use. Among these we find wild fruits, with a rich local knowledge base on use and eating habit. These are fruits that have not been domesticated and whose use, n...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21167
Objectives: To assess how asymptomatic malaria infection affects the interpretation of biomarkers of iron, vitamin A and zinc status after adjustment for elevated acute phase proteins (APP). Methods: Plasma ferritin (pF), transferrin receptor (sTfR), retinol binding protein (RBP)...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21049
Purnima Menon, Namukolo Covic, Paige Harrigan, Susan E. Horton, Nabeeha Kazi, Sascha Lamstein, Lynette Neufeld, Erica Oakley & David L. Pelletier·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Evidence-based solutions are available and there is global momentum for scaling up nutrition interventions. However, the impact of evidence-based interventions is limited by poor evidence on operational strategies for scaling up nutrition interventions. The objective...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21112
Objectives: While the efficacy of Micronutrient Powders (MNP) at reducing anaemia is known, effectiveness within a Community-Based Nutrition Programme (CBNP) in Rwanda is needed to inform scale-up and policy. 1. Determine the acceptability and effectiveness of MNP on the reductio...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21050
Objectives: To address the main causes of malnutrition (high fertility, illness, and inadequate nutrition), implementation research was conducted in two districts of Dhamar, Yemen, to design an integrated counseling package to improve family planning by couples and consumption of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21168
Objectives: We conducted a baseline survey in Northern Nigeria to determine the coverage, adherence, prevalence, barriers and facilitating factors affecting utilization of prenatal iron and folate supplementation (IFAS) from service delivery and recipient perspectives. Methods: T...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21134
Objectives: The uptake of VAS for children 6-59 months in Kenya is low with only 30% receiving the recommended two doses of VAS yearly. The KAP survey was done to determine socio-cultural enablers and barriers of coverage and uptake of two dose VAS and thus inform the design of r...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21113
Objectives: Anemia is a worldwide health problem in children, particularly in developing countries; we stress the importance of recognizing its multifactorial etiology for developing effective control programmes. This is the first study in Honduras related with prevalence and eti...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21051
Objectives: Antenatal clinics (ANCs) are critical for improving maternal nutrition and health knowledge. The Mama SASHA project in western Kenya delivers an orange flesh sweet potato intervention (OFSP) through ANC to improve the vitamin A status of women and children less than 2...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21274
Objectives: Undernutrition has received significant attention at global and national levels in recent years but translating this attention into effective action at the country and district levels poses many challenges. We describe the observed national environments that support a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21059