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Various forms of double burden of malnutrition problems exist in rural Kenya [PDF]

, 2020
Background: The coexistence of overweight/obesity and undernutrition is often referred to as the double burden of malnutrition (DB). DB was shown to exist in many developing countries, especially in urban areas. Much less is known about DB in rural areas
Fongar, A., Gödecke, T., Qaim, M.
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Prevalence and assessment of child malnutrition in South Asia

MGM Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Child malnutrition has been a major social problem in South Asia. Throughout the twentieth century, with aid from international food and health-related agencies and through government interventions, there has been a reduction in child ...
Rose Govindaraj, Ayyan Premkumar, Vedi Sivasankar   +2 more
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The effectiveness bundling of zinc with Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) for improving adherence to acute watery diarrhea treatment in Ethiopia: cluster randomised controlled trial

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Presumably bundling/co-packaging of zinc with ORS encourages the combined use of the products for diarrhea treatment; however, empirical evidences are scarce. The purpose of this work is to evaluate whether co-packing using a plastic pouch can
Samson Gebremedhin, Girma Mamo, Henock Gezahign, Jacqueline Kung’u, Abdulaziz Adish   +4 more
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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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Role of micronutrients in the modulation of immune system and platelet activating factor in patients with COVID-19; a narrative review

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
BackgroundDietary micronutrients may play important roles in the improvement of the immune responses against SARS-CoV-2. This study aimed to assess the effect of micronutrients on platelet activating factor (PAF) and immunity with a special focus on the ...
Saeid Doaei, Afrouz Mardi, Maryam Zare
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Soil and foliar zinc application techniques influence the productivity, zinc concentration, and protein content in the grains of bread wheat varieties

Acta Agrobotanica, 2023
Micronutrient zinc (Zn) is crucial for both humans and plants. To improve the micronutrient concentration in the grains of food crops, biofortification has already been established as one of the best approaches across the globe.
Mahbubur Rahman Khan, Md. Shamim Akram, Jannatul Ferdous Moonmoon, Md. Mahbubul Alam Tarafder, Md. Habibur Rahman, Shilpi Das, Jitka Skalicka, Milan Skalicky, Akbar Hossain   +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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Evaluation of micronutrient levels in children and adolescents with obesity and their correlation with the components of metabolic syndrome

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
Background. Obesity is a significant public health problem worldwide. Vitamin deficiencies, developing due to monotype nutrition, are more likely to be observed in patients than healthy children.
Fatih Kardaş, Arife Derda Yücel, Mustafa Kendirci, Selim Kurtoğlu, Nihal Hatipoğlu, Leyla Akın, Ülkü Gül, Songül Gökay, Pembe Soylu Üstkoyuncu   +8 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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