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Macronutrient balance and micronutrient amounts through growth and development
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021 Nutrition is essential for human growth, particularly in newborns and children. An optimal growth needs a correct diet, in order to ensure an adequate intake of macronutrients and micronutrients.
Giovanni Savarino +2 more
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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 +2 more
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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 +4 more
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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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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 +5 more
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Priority Micronutrient Density in Foods
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 Background Despite concerted efforts to improve diet quality and reduce malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies remain widespread globally, especially in low- and middle-income countries and among population groups with increased needs, where diets are ...
Ty Beal, F. Ortenzi
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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 +8 more
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Metabolic engineering of micronutrients in crop plants [PDF]
, 2016 Micronutrient deficiency is a widespread phenomenon, most prevalent in developing countries. Being causally linked to the occurrence of a range of diseases, it affects billions of people worldwide. Enhancing the content of micronutrients in crop products
Blancquaert, Dieter +3 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 +8 more
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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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