Objectives: Small scale fortification remains an essential focus in many countries with the majority of flour milling and salt processing occurring in villages or on small holdings. Large-scale processing methods are not replicable in these environments. Two adapted methodologies...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20891
Objectives: To assess the magnitude and causes of goiter in West Gojjam, Amhara National Regional state, Ethiopia. Methods: The study was conducted in July 2010. The sample size was determined by assuming 50% prevalence of total goiter rate, 5% error, 95% confidence interval, des...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20892
Objectives: Micronutrient deficiencies are widespread in Tanzania affecting people of all ages and socio-economic groups. The primary cause being insufficient intake of bioavailable minerals and vitamins from foods. Food fortification of some staple foods was made mandatory by th...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20893
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
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: 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
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
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
Objectives: Evaluate the adequacy of iron and zinc contents and estimated bioavailability of complementary foods (CFs) processed in Ethiopia. Methods: Seven locally-produced fortified and non-fortified cereal-based CFs were purchased from supermarkets in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ir...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20899
Objectives: Under five nutritional deficiencies in Somaliland constitute a major health concern. In response, Population Services International (PSI) undertook a study to examine practices related to acceptability of and willingness to pay for (WTP) MNP. Methods: 72 female caregi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20900
Objectives: There is an urgent need to better understand the interactions of multiple nutrition programs so that they can be managed more effectively to improve coverage and impact, reduce costs and protect persons from the risk of excess micronutrient intakes. The objective was...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20901
Jérôme W. Somé, Souheila Abbeddou, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Zinéwendé P. Ouédraogo, Rosemonde M. Guissou, Janet M. Peerson, Sonja Y. Hess, Steve A. Vosti, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo & Kenneth H. Brown·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2015
Objectives: Meta-analyses find that supplemental zinc reduces the incidence of diarrhea and acute lower respiratory tract infections, but its effect on malaria is inconsistent. We assessed the effects of different amounts of zinc in SQ-LNS compared with zinc in a dispersible tabl...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20902
Objectives: The purpose of this review was to identify and analyze single or multiple micronutrient (MMN) food fortification studies for their efficacy and effectiveness in India. Methods: A comprehensive fortification search (n=10 databases) was completed, and retrieved citation...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20903
Objectives: Mandatory wheat flour fortification with iron, zinc, thiamine, riboflavin, and folic acid became effective in Indonesia in 2002. There are no evaluations of its effectiveness on reducing anemia. This study estimated the contribution of fortified wheat flour to changes...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20904
Objectives: Weekly iron-folic acid supplementation (WIFS) and regular deworming for women of reproductive age (WRA) is an effective way of preventing anaemia and iron deficiency in a population but long-term sustainability is challenging. The objectives of this study were to: 1)...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20905