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
Objectives: Vitamin A deficiency is a severe public health problem in India with 62% children under five being vitamin A deficient. However, the vitamin A coverage through the government health systems is only 66% and Vitamin Angels seeks to help reach the last 34%. Methods: Comp...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21323
Dominik Glinz, Richard F. Hurrell, Aurélie A. Righetti, Christophe Zeder, Lukas G. Adiossan, Harold Tjalsma, Jürg Utzinger, Eliézer K. N' Goran & Rita Wegmüller·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: In sub-Saharan Africa, parasitic diseases and low intake of bioavailable iron are the main causes of anemia. Anemia is further increased by inflammation during malarial infections blocking iron recycling and decreasing iron absorption. The influence of hookworm and Sc...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20895
Objectives: Maternal anemia remains an important public health problem contributing to maternal mortality and constraining women's ability to reach their productive potential. Consumption of iron-rich foods, taking the minimum 90+ IFA tablets required, and other behaviors related...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21324
Objectives: To assess the contribution of liver to the vitamin A intake of 24-59-month-old children from an impoverished South African community where liver is frequently consumed. Vitamin A deficiency was previously shown to be absent in this community, but the prevalence of stu...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20896
Kaoutar Benjeddou, Imane E. L. Menchawy, Elom Kouassivi Aglago, Mehdi Azlaf, Baha Rabi, Issad Baddou, Naima Saied, Hakim Belghiti, Asmaa E. L. Hamdouchi, Khalid E. L. Kari, E. L. Arbi Rjimati, Noureddine E. L. Haloui & Hassan Aguenaou·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Vitamins A and D deficiencies constitute a major public health problem in Morocco. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of consumption of vitamins A and D fortified milk on the nutritional status of school children in rural areas Methods: This study is...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21328
Objectives: Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) have severe health consequences and are particularly harmful during early childhood. We estimate the burden of iron deficiency (IDA), vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and zinc deficiency (ZnD) in 2 age groups (6-23 and 24-59 months) of Fili...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20897
Objectives: In 2011, the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey reported 44% of children under five years-of-age were stunted (i.e., height-for-age z-score (HAZ) below -2) and 11% were consuming minimum diet diversity (DD), a World Health Organization core indicator for infant a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21313
Simon Wieser, Beatrice Brunner, Rafael Plessow, Klaus Eichler, Noel Solomons, Olivia Malek, Joerg Spieldenner & Urs Bruegger·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To estimate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of price-based interventions with commercially distributed packaged fortified powdered milk (FPM) for the reduction of iron and vitamin A deficiencies in 6-23 months old Filipino children. Methods: We carried out a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20898
Fatima-Ezzahra Zahrou, Imane E. L. Menchawy, Elom Kouassivi Aglago, Mehdi Azlaf, Hakim Belghiti, Asmaa Elhamdouchi, Khalid E. L. Kari, Mohamed E. L. Mzibri, E. L. Arbi Rjimati, Noureddine E. L. Haloui & Hassan Aguenaou·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Iodine deficiencies compromise the health and the development of many school-age children worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of iodine fortified milk consumption among Moroccan schoolchildren (n = 193) in rural region. Methods: Iodine statu...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21325