Objectives: To evaluate the effects of iodine supplementation in mild-to-moderately iodine-deficient pregnant Thai women on maternal thyroid function and birth outcomes. Methods: An RCT with 200 µg KI per day was conducted among 514 mild-to-moderately iodine-deficient pregnant Th...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21023
Objectives: The state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) is home to a substantial proportion of India's poor with 51% of the state's population living below the national poverty line. In 2009, access to adequately iodized salt in AP was nearly 90% among the richest households, but 44% among...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21105
Objectives: High prevalence of poor pregnancy (miscarriage) and birth (stillbirth) outcomes has been reported among poor women in Ethiopia. This study evaluated the underlining associated factors. Methods: The study used a cross-sectional design to interview 5192 mothers of child...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21024
Swetha Manohar, Raman Shrestha, Ruchita Rajbhandary, Rolf Klemm, Devendra Gauchan, Ramesh Adhikari, Shibani Ghosh, Patrick Webb & Keith P. W. West Jr·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Describe the prevalence of anemia in Nepali non-pregnant women of reproductive age by agroecological zone and potential risk factors. Methods: We randomly sampled 21 Village Development Committees, each with 3 wards, proportionate to size across the mountains, hills a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21262
Kevin Sullivan, Juan Pena-Rosa, Arnold Timmer, Luz De-Regil, Tiffany Gust, Parmi Suchdev, Mary Serdula, Ralph Whitehead, Maria Jefferds, Katherine Tripp, Carine Mapango & Jalal Chowdhury·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: An important component of public health nutrition programs is the periodic assessment of vitamin and mineral nutritional status and coverage of micronutrient interventions. Performing high quality cross-sectional surveys can be enhanced by the availability of guidanc...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21025
Objectives: To assess salt iodine concentrations (SIC) and UIC after the national proclamation that all salt for human consumption should be iodized. Methods: Salt was collected from 193 rural households. SIC was analyzed with a portable digital electronic iodine checker (WYY, UN...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21161
Objectives: Although monitoring should be an integral part of any fortification program, little is publicly known about the design, implementation, and results of flour fortification monitoring systems. The objectives are to assess the monitoring systems in three countries includ...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21026
Objectives: The objective of the study was to collect Moringa stenopetala (M. stenopetala) samples from 19 locations all over Ethiopia to generate a national data on its nutritional profile Methods: Fresh green Moringa stenopetala (M. stenopetala) leaf samples obtained from farmi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21263
Objectives: The main target groups of iodine programs are pregnant women (PW) and non-pregnant women of reproductive age (NPW), yet surveys frequently focus on school age children (SAC). It is unclear whether median urinary iodine concentration (mUIC) in SAC can be used as a surr...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21027
Idrus Jus'at, Sandjaja Sandjaja, Abas Basuni Jahari, Min Kyaw Htet, Sudikno Sudikno, Damayanti Soekarjo, Robert Tilden, Eline Korenromp, Regina Moench-Pfanner & Soekirman Soekirman·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To assess retinol binding protein (RBP) as an indicator of vitamin A status in children and women, during a pilot program fortifying cooking oil with retinyl palmitate in West Java. Methods: Surveys measured serum retinol using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21106