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
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 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 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)
May 10, 2020 Behavioral Change Strategies for Improving Complementary Feeding and Breastfeeding The present publication provides recommendations to create and strengthen behavioral change strategies for improving complementary feeding and breastfeeding
May 10, 2020 Barriers and enablers for iron folic acid (IFA) supplementation in pregnant women This paper reviews and summarizes the barriers and enablers for improved coverage and utilization of iron and folic acid (IFA) supplements by pregnant women in 7 countries in Africa and Asia.
May 10, 2020 Association of serum selenium with thyroxin in severely iodine-deficient young children from the Amhara region of Ethiopia This study investigated the association of serum selenium levels of severely iodine-deficient children (54-60 months) from the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
