Objectives: Biofortification of cassava with β-carotene is currently being tested in African populations where cassava is a staple food and vitamin A deficiency is a public health problem. The objective of the present study was to measure the impact of traditional African process...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20874
Objectives: To assess consumption of animal source foods (ASF) and cognitive performance in Ethiopian primary school children. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Hawassa town, Southern Ethiopia among primary school children (n=116) aged 7-9 and enrolled in five sch...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21317
Tanja Jaeggi, Guus Kortman, Diego Moretti, Christophe Chassard, Penny Holding, Alexandra Dostal, Jos Boekhorst, Harro Timmerman, Dorine Swinkels, Harold Tjalsma, Jane Njenga, Alice Mwangi, Jane Kvalsvig, Christophe Lacroix & Michael Zimmermann·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Primary outcome was change in composition of gut microbiome, after 3 weeks and 4 months. Secondary outcomes were changes in faecal calprotectin, treated diarrhoea, anaemia, iron status and systemic inflammation. Methods: We performed two randomized controlled trials i...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20875
Objectives: In risk-benefit assessment of food and nutrients, several studies so far have focused on comparison of two scenarios to weigh the health effect against each other. One obvious next step is finding the optimum scenario that provides maximum net health gains. This paper...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21305
Objectives: Poor maternal nutrition in pregnancy leads to increased morbidity and negative pregnancy outcomes. This study compares the dietary intake of pregnant women accessing rural and urban primary health centres in Ogun State, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional comparative...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20876
Raschida Raffaela Bouhouch, Sana El Fadeli, Azeddine Sedki, Laila Chabaa, Abdelmounaim Aboussad, Maria Andersson & Michael Bruce Zimmermann·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Lead absorption from oral exposures may be increased in children with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Therefore, iron fortification could be an effective adjunctive strategy to reduce lead burden in many urban areas in low-income and rapidly-developing countries. We inv...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21192
Objectives: For children in the Philippines, malnutrition remains a challenge, especially for the youngest and most vulnerable children. An innovative systems analysis tool with local government officials has been developed that uses existing data on IYCF practices and engages lo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20877
Objectives: To review and compare the impact of germination and soaking on reduction of phytate and tannin in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Methods: A systematic search is conducted utilizing Pub Med, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. Germination, soaking, chickpea, phytic aci...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21306
Kyly C. Whitfield, Yazheng Liu, Crystal D. Karakochuk, Aminuzzaman Talukder, Hou Kroeun, David D. Kitts, Eunice CY Li-Chan, Judy McLean & Tim J. Green·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Thiamin deficiency causes beriberi, which is often fatal in infants who do not receive rapid treatment. Infantile beriberi appears to be common in Cambodia, likely because thiamin deficient mothers produce breast milk low in thiamin. Strategies may be needed to improv...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20878
Objectives: Individual-level food consumption data remains as the ideal source for national nutrition policy-makers to identify nutrient gaps among vulnerable groups to inform appropriate interventions. Collection of such data is resource and time consuming. The Ethiopian Househo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21307