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Early life predictors of body composition trajectories from adolescence to mid-adulthood. [PDF]

open access: yesAm J Hum Biol, 2023
Abstract Objectives Guatemala has experienced rapid increases in adult obesity. We characterized body composition trajectories from adolescence to mid‐adulthood and determined the predictive role of parental characteristics, early life factors, and a nutrition intervention.
Poveda NE   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Childhood stunting and micronutrient status unaffected by RCT of micronutrient fortified drink. [PDF]

open access: yesMatern Child Nutr, 2022
Abstract Micronutrient supplementation is widely used to prevent stunting in children under 5 years in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC), but the impact of treatment has been disappointing, possibly due to non‐compliance. Our aim was to deliver long‐term micronutrient supplementation via a novel, culturally acceptable liquid food to improve ...
Alfonso Mayén V   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Perinatal intervention strategies providing food with micronutrients to pregnant and breastfeeding women in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. [PDF]

open access: yesMatern Child Nutr
There is great heterogeneity in the types of balanced energy protein (BEP) supplementation provided to pregnant and breastfeeding women in studies and programme evaluations. Many trials demonstrated positive effects of BEP on birth outcomes; however, data on gestational weight gain, duration of gestation, and infant/child growth are sparse. Abstract In
McDonald CM   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Do maternal grandmothers influence breastfeeding duration and infant nutrition? Evidence from Merida, Mexico

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 179, Issue 3, Page 444-459, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Objectives Breast‐feeding is sensitive to somatic, hormonal, behavioral and psychological components of maternal capital. However, through grandmothering, older women may also influence breast‐feeding by transferring informational resources to their daughters.
Adriana del Pilar Vázquez‐Vázquez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a model‐based clinical trial simulation platform to optimize the design of clinical trials for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

open access: yesCPT: Pharmacometrics &Systems Pharmacology, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 318-332, March 2022., 2022
Abstract Early clinical trials of therapies to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a fatal genetic X‐linked pediatric disease, have been designed based on the limited understanding of natural disease progression and variability in clinical measures over different stages of the continuum of the disease. The objective was to inform the design of DMD
Karthik Lingineni   +153 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Insights into Phytochemistry, Nutritional, and Pharmacological Properties of Prosopis Plants

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Prosopis is a regional cash crop that is widely grown in arid, semiarid, tropical, and subtropical areas. Compared with other legume plants, Prosopis is underutilized and has great potentialities. Prosopis not only is a good source of timber, construction, fencing material, and gum, but also can be applied for food, beverage, feed, and medicine ...
Jianshu Zhong   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of vitamin and mineral supplementation during pregnancy on maternal, birth, child health and development outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2021., 2021
Abstract Background Almost two billion people who are deficient in vitamins and minerals are women and children in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC). These deficiencies are worsened during pregnancy due to increased energy and nutritional demands, causing adverse outcomes in mother and child.
Emily C. Keats   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breastfeeding practices in Mexico: Results from the National Demographic Dynamic Survey 2006–2018

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 17, Issue 2, April 2021., 2021
Abstract Although actions have been taken to improve breastfeeding in Mexico, trends over the last decade and their associated factors have not been analysed. We estimated trends in breastfeeding practices at the national, rural/urban, and regional level indigenous ethnicity and socio‐economic level, and their associated factors using the National ...
Mishel Unar‐Munguía   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Documenting the UNESCO feast: stories of women’s ‘empowerment’ and programmatic cooking

open access: yesSocial Anthropology, Volume 29, Issue 1, Page 188-204, February 2021., 2021
Heritage politics can transform a dish, a cuisine or a meal into the emblem of a nation, a region or a community. A cultural and economic driver, culinary heritage has revealed the opportunities that actors can draw out of cultural essentialism, and the commercial exploitation that this can lead to. However, we know less about the consequences culinary
Raúl Matta
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Street Food Availability on Nutritional Intake and Diet‐Related Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review

open access: yesObesity Reviews, Volume 26, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT The community food environment influences access to food, which depends on the type of food venues available. However, studies predominantly focus on the Global North, often neglecting culturally relevant food sources in the Global South, like street food (SF) stalls. SF are a popular, affordable, and convenient source of energy and nutrients,
Jose‐Benito Rosales Chavez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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