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Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among Cameroonian women in a national survey and relationships with waist circumference and inflammation in Yaoundé and Douala. [PDF]

, 2018
Information on the distribution and predictors of obesity in Africa is needed to identify populations at risk and explore intervention options. Our objectives were to (a) examine the prevalence and geographic distribution of overweight and obesity among ...
Brown, Kenneth H, Engle-Stone, Reina, Friedman, Avital, Kaiser, Lucia, Nankap, Martin, Ndjebayi, Alex O, Tarini, Ann   +6 more
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Strategies for control of micronutrient malnutrition.

The Indian journal of medical research, 1996
Micronutrient malnutrition, particularly vitamin A deficiency (VAD), iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), poses a serious threat to the health of vulnerable segments of population. Dietary Inadequacy is the primary cause of VAD and IDA, while poor iodine content of soil and water due to environmental iodine deficiency is
openaire   +1 more source

Clinical validation of the nursing diagnosis of inadequate nutritional intake in children with cancer

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To clinically validate the nursing diagnosis “Inadequate Nutritional Intake” based on elements identified within a specific situation theory framework in the context of children with cancer. Methods This is a diagnostic accuracy study following the Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) protocol.
Iane Ximenes Teixeira, Natália Cabrera Matos, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Viviane Martins da Silva, Amanda Laryssa Gomes do Nascimento, Yanka Alcântara Cavalcante, Ana Beatriz Oliveira Marques dos Santos, Daniele Paula Alves Mouta   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current perspectives on malnutrition and immunomodulators bridging nutritional deficiencies and immune health

Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Background Malnutrition is still one of the most serious and prevalent worldwide health problems, especially found in low- and middle-income countries, which impairs immune functions and increases susceptibility to infection.
Ashish Majumdar, Surendra Kumar Saraf, Chandrashekhar Sahu, Khushboo Verma, Priyanka Vishwakarma   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Iron Physiology and Its Impact on Atopic Diseases: An EAACI Taskforce Report

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Iron is essential for oxygen transport, energy metabolism, and immune regulation. Yet iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient disorder across all age groups, affecting nearly one quarter of the global population. Iron deficiency triggers nutritional immunity, a host defense mechanism that withholds and redistributes iron, contributing
Franziska Roth‐Walter, Ioana Agache, Beatriz Cabanillas, Roberto Berni Canani, Pasquale Comberiati, Holger Garn, Cristina Gomez‐Casado, Karin Hufnagl, Ekaterina Khaleva, Gregorio P. Milani, Daniel Munblit, Nikolaos Douladiris, Liam O'Mahony, Frank Redegeld, Carmen Riggioni, Peter K. Smith, Betty van Esch, Emilia Vassilopoulou, Carina Venter, Diego G. Peroni   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutritional status of school‐age children (5–19 years) in South Asia: A scoping review

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Information on malnutrition for school‐age children and adolescents (5–19 years) in South Asia is fragmented and inconsistent, which limits the prioritization of nutrition policies, programmes and research for this age group. This scoping review aimed to
Tashi Choedon, Eilise Brennan, William Joe, Natasha Lelijveld, Oliver Huse, Christina Zorbas, Kathryn Backholer, Zivai Murira, Stephanie V. Wrottesley, Vani Sethi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Growth Deceleration in Infants With Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Cow's Milk Allergy: Case Series From Specialised Centre

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To investigate growth deceleration and associations with clinical manifestations and dietary elimination in infants with gastrointestinal cow's milk allergy (CMA). Methods In this case series, infants at a specialised clinic had their clinical and anthropometric data analysed. Weight (WD) and length deceleration (WD and LD) were determined
Priscila Prazeres de Assis, Margarida Maria de Castro Antunes, Alcides da Silva Diniz, Adrielle Cavalcanti de Pontes Araújo, Camila de Souza Rêgo, Poliana Coelho Cabral   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biocultural Approaches in the Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition: A Reflection on 50 Years

Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT On the occasion of SAFN's 50th anniversary I reflect on the development of biocultural and human evolutionary approaches to human diet and nutrition. I maintain that SAFN and its predecessors the Committee (1974–1987) and then Council on Nutritional Anthropology (1987–2004) have modeled, fostered, and advanced biocultural work in anthropology ...
Andrea S. Wiley
wiley   +1 more source

Double and triple burden of malnutrition and the role of geo-socio-ecological factors in Ethiopia: a bayesian geostatistical analysis

BMC Public Health
Background Developing countries face a nutrition transition, leading to a double or triple burden of malnutrition. In Ethiopia, the extent and socioecological drivers of this burden remain understudied. This study aims to analyze the spatial distribution
Getenet Dessie, Jinhu Li, Son Nghiem, Tinh Doan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bone health in adults with non‐ambulatory neuromuscular disorders: scoping review of risk factors, diagnosis and management

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Non‐ambulatory adults have an increased risk of osteoporosis and fractures due to reduced weight‐bearing and diminished neuromuscular stimulation, resulting in substantial morbidity and mortality. Aims This scoping review aimed to systematically evaluate risk factors, diagnostic indicators and management strategies for optimising ...
Thomas Bailey, Carolyn Droste, John A. Eisman, Steven G. Faux, Arnagretta Hunter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source