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Objectives A six-month nutrition education intervention on pulse and other food consumption was conducted in mothers of children under-5 in the pulse-growing region of Halaba, south Ethiopia. The intervention incorporated the health belief model, on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP), and objective measures included dietary diversity scores (DDS), dietary intakes and nutritional status. Methods Between […]

Objectives Despite low serum levels of 25(OH)D among children and adolescents worldwide including Ethiopia, data are lacking whether serum 25(OH) levels among Ethiopian schoolchildren are associated with handgrip muscle strength. Thus, this study aims at evaluating the association between serum levels of 25(OH)D and handgrip muscle strength among schoolchildren aged 11-18yrs in Ethiopia. Methods The

Objectives Poor health, impairment of early childhood immunity and cognitive development and even death can be associated with vitamin and mineral deficiencies (VMD), particularly prevalent in individuals living in developing nations and/or refugee camp situations. Solving the problem of VMD is complex and clinical symptoms are not readily detected. Global alliances and food aid partnerships

Objectives To characterize changes in vitamin B-12 (B-12) and folate status biomarkers across pregnancy and to assess the influence of high plasma folate on B-12 status. Methods Prospective cohort comprising 299 women followed during the three trimesters of pregnancy in a primary health center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Plasma concentrations of total B-12, total

Objectives The aim of this study was to sensitize farmers of biofortified cassava and to strengthen their capacity and empowerthem through income generation Methods The study was conducted at three locations in Nigeria: Elekokan community in Oyo (south-west), Uyo in Akwa-Ibom (south-south) and Mokwa in Niger (north central) states in 2013. One-hundred and fifty farmers

Objectives The objective was to study the effect of processing on total carotenoid content of selected yellow cassava genotypes Methods Five yellow cassava genotypes bred by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) under the HarvestPlus Cassava Biofortification Project, were boiled, and some processed into gari, a dry fermented and roasted cassava product. The total

Objectives To test the feasibility and scalabilityof the rural food fortification before scaling it up to other rural areas in Tanzania. Methods We carried out a cross-sectionalevaluation study on pilot project to test (i) fortification of maize flour at hammer mill level using scooping method and (ii) home fortification at householdlevel using micronutrient powders(MNPs) containing

Objectives The Ethiopian Rift Valley has 14 million residents affected by excess fluoride (F). Adamitulu is particularly affected by fluorosis. The low intake of calcium may be a factor in the severity of fluorosis. Methods An 8 day trial was conducted to determine effects of dietary calcium on urinary F concentration. 28 healthy women were

Objectives To estimate the prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy and to characterize the physiological changes in 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and 1,25-dihydroxivitamin D [1,25(OH) 2D] across healthy pregnancy. Methods A cohort of 229 apparently healthy pregnant women was followed between 5th-13th, 20th-26th and 30th-36th gestational weeks. The 25(OH)D (nmol/L) and 1,25(OH)2D (pmol/L) were measured by LC-MS/MS,

Objectives In order to increase micronutrient content (vitamins A and D), essential fatty acid content, and energy density of CSB porridge used for treatment of MAM in children < 5 years of age in Malawi, a study evaluated the effectiveness of an intervention which provided an augmented ration of FVO along with SBCC. This secondary