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Production diversity and dietary diversity in smallholder farm households [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015 Undernutrition and micronutrient malnutrition remain problems of significant magnitude in large parts of the developing world. Improved nutrition requires not only better access to food for poor population segments, but also higher dietary quality and ...
Krishna, Vijesh V. +2 more
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Nutrition education, farm production diversity, and commercialization on household and individual dietary diversity in Zimbabwe [PDF]
Food & Nutrition Research, 2018 Background: Nutrition education is crucial for improved nutrition outcomes. However, there are no studies to the best of our knowledge that have jointly analysed the roles of nutrition education, farm production diversity and commercialization on ...
Conrad Murendo +4 more
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Agricultural Production, Dietary Diversity and Climate Variability [PDF]
The Journal of Development Studies, 2015 Nonseparable household models outline the interlinkage between agricultural production and household consumption, yet empirical extensions to investigate the effect of production on dietary diversity and diet composition are limited.
Dillon, Andrew +2 more
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Agricultural Production, Dietary Diversity, and Climate Variability [PDF]
, 2014 Nonseparable household models outline the links between agricultural production and household consumption, yet empirical extensions to investigate the effect of production on dietary diversity and diet ...
Dillon, Andrew +2 more
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Dietary Diversity Using the Minimum Dietary Diversity-Women Indicator in Pregnant Women
Miracle Journal of Public HealthEating a variety of foods is very important to prevent nutritional deficiencies, especially micronutrients. Low dietary diversity results in vulnerability to nutritional deficiencies.
Salsabila, Irfia Ainun +1 more
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The apportionment of dietary diversity in wildlife. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S AEvaluating species’ roles in food webs is critical for advancing ecological theories on competition, coexistence, and biodiversity but is complicated by pronounced dietary variability within species and overlap across species. We combined dietary DNA metabarcoding, GPS tracking, and a machine-learning algorithm to cluster and compare ...
Hoff HK +7 more
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Examining the Dietary Diversity of Children in Niger [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 Malnutrition is a major public health concern in Niger. The stunting rate in children in Niger is over 50%, one of the highest in the world. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine children’s dietary diversity (CDD) and the maternal factors that impact CDD. A total of 1265 mother–child pairs were analyzed.
Nafissatou Cisse Egbuonye +3 more
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Is dietary diversity an indicator of food security or dietary quality? [PDF]
, 2002 Although dietary diversity is universally recognized as a key component of healthy diets, there is still a lack of consensus on how to measure and operationalize it. This paper focuses on the issues of dietary diversity in developing countries.
Ruel, Marie T.
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Dietary and lifestyle associations with microbiome diversity
Gut Pathogens, 2022 Abstract Background Microbial dysbiosis has been closely linked with colorectal cancer development. However, data is limited regarding the relationship of the mucosal microbiome, adenomatous polyps and dietary habits. Understanding these associations may elucidate pathways for risk stratification according to diet.
Katherine M. Watson +8 more
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Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana [PDF]
Heliyon, 2017 The health of children in Ghana has improved in recent years. However, the current prevalence rates of malnutrition remain above internationally acceptable levels. This study, therefore, revisits the determinants of child health by using Ghana's Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey to investigate the effect of infant feeding practices on child health.
Frempong, Raymond Boadi +1 more
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