May 19, 2020 Relevance of Assessment Methods for Fluid Intake Reliable data at population level are essential to firmly establish links between fluid intake, hydration and health, investigate dose-response relationships
May 19, 2020 Projection of population of stunted children under five years and anaemic women of reproductive age in thirteen low, upper and high income 100 million+ countries around the world up to 2050 This study estimated the percentage of reduction necessary in stunted children under five years and anaemic women to reach the World Health Assembly Resolution
May 19, 2020 Prevalence of thresholds for wasting, overweight and stunting in children under 5 years The WHO-UNICEF Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring re-examined the existing ranges of wasting and stunting developed in the 1990s
May 19, 2020 Production of Encapsulated Iron for Double Fortification of Salt with Iodine and Iron In theory, the combination of iodine and iron in salt can combat iodine deficiency disorders and iron deficiency anaemia, which together affect more than one-third of the world’s population.
May 16, 2020 Predictors of adherence to micronutrient supplementation before and during pregnancy in Vietnam The present study examines the predictors of adherence to weekly preconception and prenatal micronutrient supplements among 5,011 women of reproductive age in Vietnam.
May 16, 2020 Preconceptional Nutrition Interventions for Adolescent Girls and Adult Women: Global Guidelines and Gaps in Evidence and Policy with Emphasis on Micronutrients This article reviews the global picture of preconception nutrition in women and girls
May 16, 2020 Neither Preconceptional Weekly Multiple Micronutrient nor Iron-Folic Acid Supplements Affect Birth Size and Gestational Age Compared with a Folic Acid Supplement Alone in Rural Vietnamese Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial The present study aimed to evaluate whether preconception supplementation with weekly iron and folic acid (IFA) or multiple micronutrients (MMs) improves birth outcomes
May 16, 2020 Motivation of health workers and their performance at grassroots level and attitude of people towards health services and delivery: findings of a field study in Gujarat & Odisha states of India This paper explores the level of motivation among health workers in two states (Gujarat and Odisha) in India. It also aims to understand attitudes of the public towards health services.
May 16, 2020 Mothers’ groups enrich diet and culture through promoting traditional Quichua foods This study assessed the nutritional, social, and cultural potential of mothers’ cooking clubs that encouraged mothers to incorporate two wild leafy greens in their child’s diet
May 16, 2020 Mineral- and vitamin-enhanced micronutrient powder reduces stunting in full-term low-birth-weight infants receiving nutrition, health, and hygiene education: a 2 × 2 factorial, cluster-randomized trial in Bangladesh The present study investigated the potential effects of a water-based hand sanitizer