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Energy and protein intake in the Colombian population: results of the 2015 ENSIN population survey

Journal of Nutritional Science, 2021
The present study was aimed at (1) the differences between current weight v. ideal weight, (2) total energy intake and comparing it with required energy (Rkeer), (3) absolute protein intake in g/kg per d and g/1000 calories, (4) how energy and protein ...
Oscar F. Herrán, Edna M. Gamboa-Delgado, María Del Pilar Zea   +2 more
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Double burden of malnutrition among urban Bengalee adolescent boys in Midnapore, West Bengal, India [PDF]

, 2012
Malnutrition is an important public health problem worldwide. Therefore a study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of adolescent thinness, overweight and obesity in Midnapore town, West Bengal, India.
D Mahalanabis, K Bose, R Khongsdier, S Bisai, S Bisai   +4 more
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Change in quality of malnutrition surveys between 1986 and 2015

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 2018
Background Representative surveys collecting weight, height and MUAC are used to estimate the prevalence of acute malnutrition. The results are then used to assess the scale of malnutrition in a population and type of nutritional intervention required ...
Emmanuel Grellety, Michael H. Golden
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Geo-additive models of Childhood Undernutrition in three Sub-Saharan African Countries [PDF]

, 2002
We investigate the geographical and socioeconomic determinants of childhood undernutrition in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, three neighboring countries in Southern Africa using the 1992 Demographic and Health Surveys.
A Caputo, A Moradi, A Moradi, A Sen, C Elbers, C Stephenson, D Guilkey, D Pelletier, D Spiegelhalter, E Kamman, Imf, J Besag, J M Nyovani, L Fahrmeir, L Pritchett, L Smith, L Smith, Ludwig Fahrmeir, M Smith, N B Kandala, N B Kandala, Ngianga B. Kandala, P Svedberg, P Svedberg, S Klasen, S Klasen, S Lang, S Lang, Stephan Klasen, T Hastie, T Hastie, World Bank, World Bank, World Bank   +33 more
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How reliable are household expenditures as a proxy for permanent income? Implications for the income-nutrition relationship [PDF]

, 2011
Measurement error in short-run expenditures from household surveys may attenuate estimated effects of permanent income on economic outcomes. Repeated observations on households during the year are used to calculate reliability ratios and estimate errors ...
Gibson, John, Kim, Bonggeun
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Dietary niche partitioning between sympatric brown hares and rabbits [PDF]

, 2017
Coexistence of ecologically similar species is sustained by niche partitioning, a fundamental element of which is diet. Overlapping of resource requirements between sympatric species can create interspecific competitive or facilitative effects on the ...
Aebischer, Ahrestani, Arsenault, Bakker, Bakker, Bell, Bhadresa, Calenge, Cheng, Clarke, Cowan, Fitzgerald, Flux, Galende, Gordon, Hofmann, Homolka, Homolka, Hulbert, Iason, Jarman, Jennings, Karmiris, Kartzinel, Katona, Katona, Katona, Kuijper, Kuijper, Langevelde, Lush, Martin, Puig, R Development Core Team, Reichlin, Sakaguchi, Schai-Braun, Stahl, Stewart, Wolfe   +39 more
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Factors associated with overweight and obesity in Mexican school-age children: results from the National Nutrition Survey 1999

Salud Pública de México, 2003
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to measure the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mexican school-age children (5-11 years) in the National Nutrition Survey 1999 (NNS-1999). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Overweight and obesity (defined as an excess
Hernández Bernardo, Cuevas-Nasu Lucía, Shamah-Levy Teresa, Monterrubio Eric A, Ramírez-Silva Claudia Ivonne, García-Feregrino Raquel, Rivera Juan A, Sepúlveda-Amor Jaime   +7 more
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Comparing hemoglobin distributions between population-based surveys matched by country and time

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Valid measurement of hemoglobin is important for tracking and targeting interventions. This study compares hemoglobin distributions between surveys matched by country and time from The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program and the ...
Daniel J. Hruschka, Anne M. Williams, Zuguo Mei, Eva Leidman, Parminder S. Suchdev, Melissa F. Young, Sorrel Namaste   +6 more
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The nutritional status of pre-school children, Kainji Lake communities, Nigeria: a follow-up survey [PDF]

, 1999
This survey was carried out to provide the Kainji Lake Fisheries Promotion Project (KLFPP), whose overall goal is the improvement of the standard of living of fishing communities around Kainji Lake, Nigeria, managing the fisheries on a sustainable basis,
Adu, F.A.
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Inequalities in diet and physical activity in Europe [PDF]

, 2001
The contribution of food, nutrition and physical activity to inequalities in health across Europe is largely unexplored. This paper summarizes cross sectional survey data on food patterns and nutrient intakes, and briefer data on physical activity, by ...
Barlösius, Benzeval, Coggins, Coggins, Dalgren, Dobson, Donovan, Dowler, Dowler, Dowler, Dowler, Dowler, Dowler, Elizabeth Dowler, Finch, Frize, Gerbouin-Rérolle, Gregory, Gregory, Harrison, Hawkes, Hoinville, Hupkens, Illsley, Johnson, Kamensky, Kempson, Kennedy, Köhler, Lang, Marmot, McGlone, Oppenheim, Parker, Peter, Piachaud, Power, Prättälä, Riches, Roberts, Robertson, Roos, Skerratt, Trichopoulou, Veit-Wilson   +44 more
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