May 11, 2020 Components of successful staple food fortification programs: lessons from Latin America This study examined three food fortification programs in Latin America (Guatemala, Costa Rica and Chile)
May 11, 2020 Complementary Feeding Diets Made of Local Foods Can Be Optimized, but Additional Interventions Will Be Needed to Meet Iron and Zinc Requirements in 6- to 23-Month-Old Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Researchers reviewed twenty-three articles to evaluate whether nutrient requirements in children (6 to 23 months) living in low- and middle-income countries can be met by the consumption of locally av
May 11, 2020 Comparison of two forms of daily preventive zinc supplementation versus therapeutic zinc supplementation for diarrhea on young children’s physical growth and risk of infection: study design and rationale for a randomized controlled trial The purpose of this study to compare different regimens of zinc supplementation used to for prevention of zinc deficiency and treatment of diarrhea.
May 10, 2020 Community-based grain banks using local foods for improved infant and young child feeding in Ethiopia The present study establishes the acceptability, perceived impact, feasibility and required inputs to sustain local grain bank interventions to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices
Survey May 10, 2020 Community perceptions towards the new role of traditional birth attendants as birth companions and nutrition advocates in Kakamega County, Kenya The purpose of this study was to analyze community perceptions in Kakamga County, Kenya, on the shifting role of traditional birth attendants to that of nutrition advocates and birth companions in hea
May 10, 2020 Characterisation of anaemia and associated factors among infants and pre-schoolers from rural India The present study aimed to distinguish anaemia and the associated factors among 476 infants (6-12 months) and 316 pre-schoolers (aged 29-56 months) and their mothers
May 10, 2020 Capacity Building of Small Millers — Training Manual Fortification of maize meal and bread flour with vitamins and minerals became mandatory in South Africa in October 2003
May 10, 2020 Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Preeclampsia: Translating Guidelines into Practice in Low-Income Countries This study summarized key evidence on dosage regimen, supplement formulation, and alignment with other antenatal nutritional interventions and offer views on good practices.
May 10, 2020 Business not as usual: how multisectoral collaboration can promote transformative change for health and sustainable development The purpose of this paper is to present a model of effective collaboration for improvement in health and sustainable development using multiple country case studies.
May 10, 2020 Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 The objective of this study is to analyze data related to mortality and disability-adjusted life years associated with child and maternal undernutrition (CMU), dietary risks (DR), metabolic risks (MR)
