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...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21027
Objective: To assess the effect of vegetable home garden on anthropometric indices and micronutrient intakes of preschoolers in households producing and consuming vegetables in Owerri Municipality. Methodology: Anthropometric measurements of 90 preschoolers aged 4 months- 60month...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21028
Objective: To assess the usefulness of breast milk vitamin A (BMVA) for evaluating the impact of food-based vitamin A (VA) interventions. Methods: We assessed the effect of daily supplementation with 600 ug VA activity as either retinyl palmitate or β-carotene (BC) or 0 ug VA act...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21029
Objectives: The Codex Alimentarius guidelines on formulated complementary foods for older infants and young children have important implications for maintaining nutritional status and health and preventing malnutrition. Governments and companies rely on these guidelines, yet they...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21030
Objectives: The mandate of this working group was to assess the importance of salt iodine quality in successful IDD prevention and control. Examine the role of salt iodine content in quality assurance, inspection, surveillance, and coalition oversight of IDD programs. Methods: Sc...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21031
Objectives: Over 2 Billion people globally are estimated to be anemic, primary due to iron deficiency anemia. The prevalence is exacerbated in rural populations, in countries with extreme resource deficiencies resulting in debilitating consequences of impaired health and producti...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21032
Marly Cardoso, Rosangela Augusto, Gisele Bortolini, Cristieli Oliveira, Daniela Tietzman, Leopoldina Sequeira, Maria Claret Hadler, Maria do Rosario Peixoto, Pascoal Muniz, Marcia Vitolo, Pedro Lira & Patricia Jaime·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of home fortification with vitamins and minerals for the prevention of anemia and iron deficiency in infants younger than 1 year of age: a multi-center Brazilian study. Methods: A pragmatic controlled trial in the primary healthcare. A tota...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21033
Objectives: Our objective is to increase intake of intake of iron-rich foods (IRFs) among women of reproductive age and children under five, and enhance pro-nutrition gender roles, through evidence-based social and behavior change communication (SBCC) materials and interventions ...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21034
Objectives: To assess the coverage and the associated factors of micronutrient consumption by mothers and under five children in Navagaththegama area, Sri Lanka. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among a representative sample (n =493) of children under 5...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21035
Objectives: Our objective is to increase pregnant and lactating women's access to iron-rich foods through effective agriculture-nutrition social and behavior change communication (SBCC) programming at household and smallholder farm level. Methods: Formative research and a compre...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/21036