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Sharing risk and reward : public - private collaboration to eliminate micronutrient malnutrition; report of the Forum on Food Fortification

, 1996
Meeting: Forum on Food Fortification : International Dialogue on Micronutrient Malnutrition, 6-8 Dec.
Micronutrient Initiative
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Masked malnutrition

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
This brief communication highlights the importance ofmalnutrition in primary practice. Malnutrition may bemasked, or may not be obvious (hidden hunger, i.e.,micronutrient deficiency, sarcopenic obesity,lipokathexis).
Sanjay Kalra, Sourabh Sharma, Nitin Kapoor   +2 more
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Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Micronutrient Concentrations in Two Recombinant Inbred Wheat Lines

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2014
Micronutrient malnutrition affects over three billion people worldwide, especially women and children in developing countries. Increasing the bioavailable concentrations of essential elements in the edible portions of crops is an effective resolution to ...
Zhi-en PU, Ma YU, Qiu-yi HE, Guo-yue CHEN, Ji-rui WANG, Ya-xi LIU, Qian-tao JIANG, Wei LI, Shou-fen DAI, Yu-ming WEI, You-liang ZHENG   +10 more
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Biofortification: a new tool to reduce micronutrient malnutrition.

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2011
Background The density of minerals and vitamins in food staples eaten widely by the poor may be increased either through conventional plant breeding or through the use of transgenic techniques, a process known as biofortification. Objective
Bouis, Howarth E., Hotz, C, McClafferty, Bonnie F., Meenakshi, J.V., Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.   +4 more
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Neurolathyrism in Sub‐Saharan Africa—Assessing the Neurotoxic Risks of Lathyrus sativus Amid Drought and Food Security Challenges

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Representation of grass pea consumption in drought‐stricken sub‐Saharan Africa sustains nutrition, but excess β‐ODAP exposure due to multiple reasons triggers neurolathyrism, a progressive neurotoxic disorder. ABSTRACT Neurolathyrism is a progressive motor neuron disease due to the consumption of Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) over long periods.
Biruk Demisse Ayalew, Muhammad Umar, Pakeezah Tabasum, Maria Qadri, Talha Farooq, Eskeatnaf Yosef Getachew, Zemichael Getu Alemayehu, Eden Haile Hagos, Hailemariam Shimelis Gebeyehu, Hanna Tsehay Abebe, Nuradin Abdi Ali, David Chinaecherem Innocent, Temesgen Mamo Sharew   +12 more
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Prevalence and determinants of micronutrient deficiencies in malnourished older hospitalized patients

The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Background and objective: Malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies represent significant concerns in geriatric care, leading to adverse health outcomes in older adults.
Kübra Yilmaz, Rainer Wirth, Diana Daubert, Maryam Pourhassan   +3 more
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Evaluation of zinc and copper status in malnourished pediatric population [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Pediatrics
Background and objective. Malnutrition is associated with deficiencies in macronutrients, micronutrients, and trace elements that are necessary for maintaining proper body homeostasis.
Huda Kareem Ali, Sawsan Issa Habeeb
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Prevalence and Contributing Factors of Household Food Insecurity in Somalia: A Household‐Level Analysis

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract illustrating the study design, prevalence, and key contributing factors of household food insecurity in Somalia. ABSTRACT Somalia continues to experience a high burden of household food insecurity driven by recurrent climate shocks, protracted conflict, economic instability, displacement, and limited access to livelihoods and ...
Hassan Abdi Ahmed, Edwin Tito Magoti
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PENINGKATAN KETERSEDIAAN NUTRISI MIKRO PADA TANAMAN: UPAYA MENGURANGI MALNUTRISI PADA MANUSIA

Caraka Tani: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 2018
Malnutrition is still one of the big problems the majority of developing countries including Indonesia. Malnutrition is the result of insufficient intake of available nutrients in the human diet.
Amalia Tetrani Sakya
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The Malnutrition of Obesity: Micronutrient Deficiencies That Promote Diabetes [PDF]

ISRN Endocrinology, 2012
Obesity and diabetes are increasing in prevalence worldwide. Despite excessive dietary consumption, obese individuals have high rates of micronutrient deficiencies. Deficiencies of specific vitamins and minerals that play important roles in glucose metabolism and insulin signaling pathways may contribute to the development of diabetes in the obese ...
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