Micronutrient malnutrition in geriatric patients [PDF]
The Journal of Nutrition, Health and AgingDorothee Volkert
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Maximizing the benefits and minimizing the risks of intervention programs to address micronutrient malnutrition: symposium report [PDF]
Maternal and Child Nutrition, 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.
Maaike J Bruins +2 more
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Micronutrient malnutrition and wasting in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis with and without HIV co-infection in Malawi [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2004 Background Wasting and micronutrient malnutrition have not been well characterized in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis. We hypothesized that micronutrient malnutrition is associated with wasting and higher plasma human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) load
Clark Tamara D +6 more
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Addressing Iron and Zinc Micronutrient Malnutrition Through Nutrigenomics in Pearl Millet: Advances and Prospects [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) micronutrient deficiencies are significant health concerns, particularly among the underprivileged and resource-poor people in the semi-arid tropics globally.
Rakesh K. Srivastava +6 more
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Fortification of rice with vitamins and minerals for addressing micronutrient malnutrition. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2019 Rice fortification with vitamins and minerals has the potential to increase the nutrition in rice-consuming countries where micronutrient deficiencies exist. Globally, 490 million metric tonnes of rice are consumed annually. It is the dominant staple food crop of around three billion people.To determine the benefits and harms of rice fortification with
Peña-Rosas JP +7 more
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Understanding micronutrient bioavailability and the impact on micronutrient malnutrition [PDF]
Food Frontiers, 2021 Jayashree Arcot
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 BackgroundMalnutrition, anemia, micronutrient deficiency and parasitic infections continue to impact the nutritional status and health of children in lower-income countries. However, not enough data concerning this issue is available.
Emmanuel C Mrimi +2 more
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Micronutrient Deficiencies and Nutritional Status in Children with Celiac Disease: A Retrospective Study [PDF]
ChildrenBackground and aim: Celiac disease (CD) is a systemic autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten ingestion, and the only effective treatment is strict adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD).
Demet Teker Düztaş +2 more
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The critical role of food fortification in combatting malnutrition and disease susceptibility in Africa [PDF]
Communications MedicineMalnutrition can severely compromise immune function, rendering populations more vulnerable to both communicable and non-communicable diseases. Here, we discuss food fortification and micronutrient supplementation programs that have been instrumental in ...
Xin Yang +4 more
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Biofortified crops to alleviate micronutrient malnutrition
Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2008 Micronutrient malnutrition affects more than half of the world population, particularly in developing countries. Concerted international and national fortification and supplementation efforts to curb the scourge of micronutrient malnutrition are showing a positive impact, alas without reaching the goals set by international organizations ...
Wolfgang H Pfeiffer, Peter Beyer
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