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Can food-based strategies help reduce vitamin A and iron deficiencies? [PDF]

Micronutrient malnutrition is still a problem of unacceptable proportions in developing countries. Iron and vitamin A deficiencies are the most widespread nutrition deficiencies in the world today, affecting perhaps as many as 3.5 billion people ...
Ruel, Marie T.
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Neurolathyrism in Sub‐Saharan Africa—Assessing the Neurotoxic Risks of Lathyrus sativus Amid Drought and Food Security Challenges

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Representation of grass pea consumption in drought‐stricken sub‐Saharan Africa sustains nutrition, but excess β‐ODAP exposure due to multiple reasons triggers neurolathyrism, a progressive neurotoxic disorder. ABSTRACT Neurolathyrism is a progressive motor neuron disease due to the consumption of Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) over long periods.
Biruk Demisse Ayalew, Muhammad Umar, Pakeezah Tabasum, Maria Qadri, Talha Farooq, Eskeatnaf Yosef Getachew, Zemichael Getu Alemayehu, Eden Haile Hagos, Hailemariam Shimelis Gebeyehu, Hanna Tsehay Abebe, Nuradin Abdi Ali, David Chinaecherem Innocent, Temesgen Mamo Sharew   +12 more
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Chemistry Underlying the Behavior of Food and Agricultural Components During Industrial Manufacturing Processes and Its Implications in Quality Assurance, Food Quality, and Food Safety Management: A Systematic Review

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Industrial manufacturing processes have transformative effects on the components of food matrix. These transformations in food matrix and components have direct implications for quality assurance (QA), food quality (e.g., nutritional profile and texture), and food safety management (e.g., pathogen control and toxin mitigation). ABSTRACT This systematic
Chinaza Godswill Awuchi
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Prevalence and Contributing Factors of Household Food Insecurity in Somalia: A Household‐Level Analysis

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract illustrating the study design, prevalence, and key contributing factors of household food insecurity in Somalia. ABSTRACT Somalia continues to experience a high burden of household food insecurity driven by recurrent climate shocks, protracted conflict, economic instability, displacement, and limited access to livelihoods and ...
Hassan Abdi Ahmed, Edwin Tito Magoti
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Will rising household incomes solve China's micronutrient deficiency problems? [PDF]

Rapid economic growth in China has resulted in substantially improved household incomes. Diets have also changed, with a movement away from traditional foods and towards animal products and processed foods.
Bhavani Shankar, Yi Liu
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Understanding How Multisectoral Programs and Policies Across Systems Can Be Leveraged to Improve Maternal, Infant, and Child Nutrition in Guinea

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To understand how current programmes and policies can be leveraged to improve maternal, infant, and young child nutrition outcomes (MIYCN) in Guinea. Data Collection Methods Study design. This study is part of a larger multiphase mixed methods study design. Theoretical framework.
Teresa R. Schwendler, Ramatou Hermine Sankhon, Leif Jensen, Mohamed L. Fofana, Mamady Daffé, Facely Camara, Ramakwende Zoma, Ibrahima Balde, Stephen R. Kodish   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural technology and food policy to combat iron deficiency in developing countries [PDF]

Breeding for food-staple plant varieties that load high amounts of iron and zinc in their seeds holds great promise for making a significant, low-cost, and sustainable contribution to reducing iron and zinc deficiencies in humans in developing countries.
Bouis, Howarth E.
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Limb Compression Therapy and Chemotherapy‐Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Women With Gynecologic Cancers: A Prospective Self‐Controlled Study(NEURO‐GLOVE Trial)

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
With no effective drug‐based prevention strategies available for chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), research in neuroprotective approaches has grown. Of particular interest is mechanical compression, which may protect nerves by temporarily reducing blood flow during treatment. The authors here conducted a prospective trial in women with
Kadriye Başkurt, Galip Can Uyar, Enes Yeşilbaş, Fatma Zehra Altunç, Damla Erimhan Çevik, İsmet Murat Melek, Yasemin Eren, Ömür Berna Çakmak Öksüzoğlu, Kadriye Bir Yücel, Antonio Di Meglio, Isabelle Ray‐Coquard, Osman Sütcüoğlu   +11 more
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A 2 year retrospective study of vegan patients and their pregnancy outcomes in a tertiary level Irish hospital

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Recent previous studies have revealed outcomes of higher risk of low birth weight, small for gestational age, and pre‐eclampsia for vegan pregnant women compared to other diets. This review examined if patients with vegan diet in our tertiary hospital had similar outcomes.
Mona Abdelrahman, Siofra Maher, Stephen W. Lindow, Michael P. O'Connell   +3 more
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Evaluating Water–Energy–Food Nexus Strategies to Address Resource Scarcity in the Crocodile River Catchment, South Africa

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The water–energy–food (WEF) nexus approach highlights the interdependence of water, energy and food resources, all of which play central roles in agriculture, especially irrigation. A WEF nexus lens was applied to Mpumalanga's Crocodile River catchment, a vital irrigation area that significantly contributes to South Africa's staple food ...
N. Masekwana, M. van der Laan, S. Walker, Nicky Taylor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source