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Improving food-system efficiency and environmental conservation using agricultural biodiversity in Busia County: a pilot study

The Lancet Planetary Health, 2018
Background: Despite the abundance of edible biodiversity, both wild and cultivated, malnutrition and food insecurity persist in Busia County, Kenya, where poverty indices range from 63% to 74% and 25% of children younger than 5 years are stunted, 11% are
Aurillia Manjella, MSc, Victor Wasike, PhD, Teresa Borelli, MSc, Danny Hunter, PhD   +3 more
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Adolescent-Selected Food Intake and Engagement with the External Food Environment Contribute to Unhealthy Diets in Accra, Ghana

Current Developments in Nutrition
: Background: As adolescents gain autonomy, they interact more independently with their food environments, increasing their vulnerability to rapidly changing and often unhealthy food environments.
Elodie Becquey, Rock R Zagré, Deda Ogum, Lieven Huybregts, Richmond Aryeetey, Marie T Ruel, Jef L Leroy   +6 more
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Gluten contamination in commercially available gluten-free products in Jordan: a cross-sectional market surveillance study with public health implications

Journal of Nutritional Science
This cross-sectional based market surveillance study examined the level of gluten contamination in commercially manufactured products labelled ‘gluten-free’ in Jordan and compared the results to the globally recognised 20 mg/kg gluten safety limit for ...
Leena Mohammad Ahmad, Nour Amin Elsahoryi, Omar Alhaj, Ola Al-Maseimi, Ahmad Al Athamneh, Fatena F. Afaneh, Hana’a Khalaf, Ayman D. Alsheikh, Qutaibah K. Fraihat   +8 more
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EFFECTS OF ADDING SALTOSE AS PROBIOTIC TO BROILER DIETS ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE COMMERCIAL BREEDING CIRCUMSTANCES [PDF]

Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020
Saltose is one of the biological feed additives used for controlling coccidia and clostridia inthe broiler, this study was aimed to evaluate its use on productivity and profitability in commercialcircumstances.A total of 60 thousand one day old Ross 308 ...
Abdulgabar Al Chekh Suliman
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Diet and psoriasis [PDF]

Dermatology Online Journal, 2019
Patients with psoriasis have a growing interest in managing their disease through diet.This review paper aims to analyze dietary interventions for psoriasis and their outcome.Terms "psoriasis AND diet" were used to search PubMed database and 63 articles describing dietary changes influencing psoriasis were selected.Low calorie diet (LCD) improves ...
Pona, Adrian, Haidari, Wasim, Kolli, Sree S, Feldman, Steven R   +3 more
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Rational Use of Herbal Products in Pediatric Patients Treated With Anticancer Drugs in the European Union

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The use of herbal medical preparation (HMP) is rising among pediatric oncology patients, often to manage treatment‐related symptoms. Their effectiveness remains uncertain, and the risk of herb–drug interactions is underestimated.
Orianne Mahot, Mathieu Corvaisier, Laurence Spiesser‐Robelet, Mylène Duplan, Isabelle Pellier, Delphine Bourneau‐Martin, Séverine Derbré   +6 more
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Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma: Generic and Survivor‐Specific Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek, Heleen Maurice‐Stam, Laura R. Beek, Jennifer van Dijk, Marjolein E. M. Langemeijer, Relinde W. Slooff‐Lentink, Alied M. van der Aa‐van Delden, Anne Westerweel, Marloes van Gorp, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Lianne M. Haveman, W. Peter Bekkering, Leonie G. Tigelaar, Johannes H. M. Merks, Martha A. Grootenhuis   +14 more
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Misperception of Body Weight After Childhood Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Misperception of body weight can negatively impact the weight management efforts of childhood cancer survivors (CCSs). Both being overweight or underweight are associated with chronic health conditions commonly observed in CCS; therefore, accurate weight perception is critical for reducing long‐term health risks.
Fabiën N. Belle, Tomáš Sláma, Eva Haegler‐Laube, Reto D. Kurmann, Gabriela M. Kuster, Christoph Saner, Eva Scheler, Yara Shoman, Christina Schindera   +8 more
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Phase Angle as an Early Functional Biomarker of Cancer‐Related Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in low‐and middle‐income countries. Cancer treatment may impair nutritional status, alter body composition, and exacerbate cancer‐related fatigue (CRF).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Junior, Luiz Claudio Barreto Silva Neto, Fabiano Kenji Haraguchi, Letícia Batista de Azevedo, Marcelo Brenner Nascimento Carlini, Raphael Manhães Pessanha, Mariana Rabello Laignier, Wesley Rocha Grippa, Tania Mara Lopes Bitti Bortolini, Gláucia Zouain‐Figueiredo, Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima, Liliana Vasquez   +11 more
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Desenvolvimento Pós-embrionário de Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Muscidae) em Diferentes Dietas, sob Condições de Laboratório

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1999
Post-embryonic Development of Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Muscidae), in Different Diets, under Laboratory Conditions - The performance of various diets (bovine meat, fish- sardine, shrimp, dog faeces, and banana) in Ophyra aenescens ...
José Mario d'Almeida, Camilla Borges, Claudia Abrantes Gonçalves   +2 more
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