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Micronutrients

Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening, 2018
Many micronutrients or cofactors derived from micronutrients are highly reactive, hence their role in catalysis of reactions by enzymes. The concentration of cofactors has to be kept low to avoid unwanted reactions while allowing them to bind to the (apo)enzymes that need them.
Henry D. Foth, Boyd G. Ellis
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Associations between dietary added sugar intake and micronutrient intake: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2007
Original article can be found at: http://journals.cambridge.org/ Copyright The Authors. DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507617206There is increasing concern that high intakes of added sugars might compromise intakes of micronutrients.
Bowman, Guenther, Kirsten L. Rennie, Lewis, Livingstone, Lyhne, M. Barbara E. Livingstone, Morton, Vanhapelto   +8 more
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Assessment of caregiver’s knowledge, complementary feeding practices, and adequacy of nutrient intake from homemade foods for children of 6-23 months in food insecure woredas of Wolayita zone, Ethiopia

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2016
Complementary feeding should fill the gap in energy and nutrients between estimated daily needs and amount obtained from breastfeeding from 6 month onwards. Homemade complementary foods, however, are often reported for inadequacy in key nutrients despite
Motuma A Abeshu, Motuma A Abeshu, Abdulaziz Adish, Gulelat D Haki, Azeb Lelisa, Bekesho Geleta   +5 more
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Adherence to micronutrient powder for home fortification of foods among infants and toddlers in rural China: a structural equation modeling approach

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background The WHO recommends daily use of micronutrient powder for infants and toddlers at risk of micronutrient deficiencies in low-and-middle-income countries.
Chang Sun, Ruixue Ye, Muizz Akhtar, Sarah-Eve Dill, Ping Yuan, Huan Zhou, Scott Rozelle   +6 more
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Four-week administration of an energy and protein dense oral nutritional supplement improves micronutrient concentrations but does not completely correct deficiencies in institutionalized malnourished older adults

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
IntroductionPoor food intake is common among elderly living in nursing homes, leading to micronutrient deficiency (MD). There are no recommendations for the management of MD in malnourished older adults.MethodsWe conducted a single arm, open-label ...
Manuel Sanchez, Manuel Sanchez, Pauline Courtois-Amiot, Audrey Capdepon, Audrey Capdepon, Nathalie Neveux, Nathalie Neveux, Julien Gautry, Béatrice Dorigny, Ludovic Brossault, Olivier Bouillanne, Olivier Bouillanne, Christian Aussel, Christian Aussel, Agathe Raynaud-Simon, Agathe Raynaud-Simon, Agathe Raynaud-Simon, Luc Cynober, Luc Cynober   +18 more
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The process of setting micronutrient recommendations: a cross-European comparison of nutrition-related scientific advisory bodies [PDF]

, 2010
Copyright @ The Authors 2010Objective: To examine the workings of the nutrition-related scientific advisory bodies in Europe, paying particular attention to the internal and external contexts within which they operate.
Anne-Mette Sonne, Arnold Timmer, Berthold Koletzko, Brown, Cash, Evans, Ezrahi, Garza, Glynn, Hilgartner, Irwin, Jackson, Jasanoff, Julie Barnett, Juri Ruprich, Kerry Brown, Lada Timotijevic, Laura Fernández-Celemín, Lene Frost-Andersen, Livia Dömölki, Maasen, Maria Hermoso, Monique M Raats, Renn, Richard Shepherd, Rosalie A Dhonukshe-Rutten, Solesbury, Stirling, Wardman   +28 more
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Complementary Feeding: Review of Recommendations, Feeding Practices and Adequacy of Homemade Complementary Food Preparations in Developing Countries – lessons from Ethiopia

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2016
Breastfeeding provides the ideal food during the first 6 months of life. Complementary feeding is the process starting when breast milk alone is no longer sufficient, the target age being between 6 to 23 months.
Motuma A Abeshu, Azeb Lelisa, Bekesho Geleta   +2 more
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Vitamin C Supplementation in Healthy Individuals Leads to Shifts of Bacterial Populations in the Gut—A Pilot Study

Antioxidants, 2021
Gut microbes are crucial to human health, but microbial composition is often disturbed in a number of human diseases. Accumulating evidence points to nutritional modulation of the gut microbiota as a potentially beneficial therapeutic strategy. Vitamin C
Antonius T. Otten, Arno R. Bourgonje, Vera Peters, Behrooz Z. Alizadeh, Gerard Dijkstra, Hermie J. M. Harmsen   +5 more
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The impact of integrated infant and young child feeding and micronutrient powder intervention on feeding practices and anemia in children aged 6-23 months in Madagascar [PDF]

, 2017
This study assesses the impact of an integrated infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and micronutrient powder (MNP) intervention on children's risk of anemia and IYCF practices in Madagascar.
Brown, Amal Tucker, Duggan, Christopher P., Garg, Aashima, Gnegne, Smaila, Locks, Lindsey M., Nanama, Simeon, Ramalanjaona, Noelimanjaka, Reerink, Ietje   +7 more
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Maximizing the benefits and minimizing the risks of intervention programs to address micronutrient malnutrition: symposium report. [PDF]

, 2016
Interventions to address micronutrient deficiencies have large potential to reduce the related disease and economic burden. However, the potential risks of excessive micronutrient intakes are often not well determined.
Bruins, Maaike J, Engle-Stone, Reina, Kraemer, Klaus, Kupka, Roland, Lietz, Georg, Zimmermann, Michael B   +5 more
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