Issue 1/2016
Content (77 Articles)
Nutri-eSCREEN®: descriptive analysis of a self-management site for older adults (50+ years)
Heather H. Keller
Magnitude and factors associated with appropriate complementary feeding among children 6–23 months in Northern Ghana
Mahama Saaka, Asamoah Larbi, Sofo Mutaru, Irmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon
Erratum to: Determinants of acute malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months in Public Hospitals, Oromia region, West Ethiopia: a case–control study
Amsalu Bokore Ayana, Tsedeke Wolde Hailemariam, Alemu Sufa Melka
Low carbohydrate diet and obesity treatment in primary health care: dietary advice after the new Swedish report
Gabriella Barabas, Anders Tengblad, Carl Johan Östgren
Predicting clinical outcome of cardiac patients by six malnutrition screening tools
Ranil Jayawardena, Niroshan C. Lokunarangoda, Ishara Ranathunga, W. S. Santharaj, Amila O. Walawwatta, Anidu K. Pathirana
Nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices among healthcare workers in management of chronic kidney diseases in selected hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; a cross-sectional study
Adeline E. Munuo, Beatrice W. Mugendi, Onesmo A. Kisanga, George O. Otieno
Prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition among adult tuberculosis patients in some selected public health facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Berihun Dargie, Gezahegn Tesfaye, Amare Worku
Dietary patterns and the risk of oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal cancer in Syria: a case control study
Easter Joury, Farah Naja, Amira Nour, Leila Itani, Bayan Rafii, Kamal Nakhleh, Ahmad Manadili
Preterm feeding recommendations are achievable in large-scale research studies
Leila Cheikh Ismail, Francesca Giuliani, Bashir A. Bhat, Deborah Bishop, Aris T. Papageorghiou, Roseline Ochieng, Fabien Puglia, Douglas G. Altman, Michael Maia-Schlüssel, Julia A. Noble, Enrico Bertino, Michael G. Gravett, Manorama Purwar, Lui Yajing, Denise Mota, Eric Ohuma, Ann Lambert, Stephen H. Kennedy, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, José Villar
Weight-for-height and mid-upper-arm circumference should be used independently to diagnose acute malnutrition: policy implications
Emmanuel Grellety, Michael H. Golden
Evaluation of mini nutrition assessment (MNA) tool among community dwelling elderly in urban community of Hawassa city, Southern Ethiopia
Hailu Hailemariam, Pragya Singh, Tigist Fekadu
Progress and challenges in eliminating iodine deficiency in Ethiopia: a systematic review
Tirhas M. Gebretsadikan, Aron M. Troen
Tocotrienol-rich fractions (TRF) supplementation in school-going children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): a randomized controlled trial
May Loong Tan, Siew Cheng Foong, Wai Cheng Foong, Yusni Yusuff, Saralla M. Chettiar
A perspective on the development and sustainability of nutrition surveillance in low-income countries
Veronica Tuffrey
Kids’ meals from Canadian chain restaurants are exceedingly high in calories, fats, and sodium: a cross-sectional study
Zhila Semnani-Azad, Mary J. Scourboutakos, Mary R. L’Abbé
The synergystic effects of omega-3 fatty acids against 5-fluorouracil-induced mucosal impairment in mice
Mayu Sebe, Rie Tsutsumi, Sotaro Yamaguchi, Yousuke T. Horikawa, Nagakatsu Harada, Takuro Oyama, Nami Kakuta, Katsuya Tanaka, Yasuo M. Tsutsumi, Yutaka Nakaya, Hiroshi Sakaue
Comparison dietary assessment methods in Sri Lankan adults: use of 24-hour dietary recall and 7-day weighed intake
Ranil Jayawardena
Treatment outcome among children under-five years hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in St. Mary’s hospital Lacor, Northern Uganda
Richard Nyeko, Valeria Calbi, Boniface Otto Ssegujja, Grace Flona Ayot
Identifying acute malnutrition – do we have an answer for policy makers?
Rosan Meyer, Luise Marino
Effect of micronutrient powder supplementation for two and four months on hemoglobin level of children 6–23 months old in a slum in Dhaka: a community based observational study
Mustafa Mahfuz, Mohammed Ashraful Alam, M Munirul Islam, Dinesh Mondal, M I Hossain, A M Shamsir Ahmed, Nuzhat Choudhury, Mohammad Jyoti Raihan, Rashidul Haque, Tahmeed Ahmed
Meat consumption providing a surplus energy in modern diet contributes to obesity prevalence: an ecological analysis
Wenpeng You, Maciej Henneberg
Designing low-cost “heart healthy bread”: optimization using linear programing and 15-country comparison
Nick Wilson, Nhung Nghiem, Sian Ryan, Christine Cleghorn, Nisha Nair, Tony Blakely
Dietary phytate intake inhibits the bioavailability of iron and calcium in the diets of pregnant women in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
Syed Mahfuz Al Hasan, Mahedi Hassan, Sonjoy Saha, Mominul Islam, Masum Billah, Shimul Islam
Beneficial effects of rice endosperm protein intake in Japanese men with risk factors for metabolic syndrome: a randomized, crossover clinical trial
Michihiro Hosojima, Ryohei Kaseda, Hazuki Kondo, Mikio Fujii, Masatoshi Kubota, Reiko Watanabe, Naohito Tanabe, Motoni Kadowaki, Yoshiki Suzuki, Akihiko Saito
Stakeholder perceptions of research options to improve nutritional status in Uganda
David Lubogo, Christopher Garimoi Orach
Research priorities for improving infant and young child feeding in humanitarian emergencies
Claudine Prudhon, Ali Maclaine, Andrew Hall, Prisca Benelli, Paige Harrigan, Jacqueline Frize
Effect of dietary vegetable oil consumption on blood glucose levels, lipid profile and weight in diabetic mice: an experimental case—control study
Robert A. Ngala, Isaac Ampong, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Enoch Odame Anto
Excessive gestational calorie intake in sows regulates early postnatal adipose tissue development in the offspring
Kolapo M. Ajuwon, Emily J. Arentson-Lantz, Shawn S. Donkin
Erratum to: Meat consumption providing a surplus energy in modern diet contributes to obesity prevalence: an ecological analysis
Wenpeng You, Maciej Henneberg
Leucine disposal rate for assessment of amino acid metabolism in maintenance hemodialysis patients
Gerald B. Denny, Serpil M. Deger, Guanhua Chen, Aihua Bian, Feng Sha, Cindy Booker, Jaclyn T. Kesler, Sthuthi David, Charles D. Ellis, T. Alp Ikizler
Malnutrition and associated factors in children: a comparative study between public and private schools in Hohoe Municipality, Ghana
Faith Agbozo, Prosper Atito, Abdulai Abubakari
Iron deficiency decreases renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D3-1α-hydroxylase activity and bone formation in rats
Shinichi Katsumata, Rie Katsumata, Naoki Matsumoto, Hirofumi Inoue, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Mariko Uehara
A randomized controlled trial of the effects of a prudent diet on cardiovascular risk factors, gene expression, and DNA methylation - the Diet and Genetic Intervention (DIGEST) Pilot study
Michael A. Zulyniak, Russell J. de Souza, Andrew Mente, Sujane Kandasamy, Monisha Nundy, Dipika Desai, Kripa Raman, Ranya Hasso, Guillaume Pare, Joseph Beyene, Sonia S. Anand
Poverty and poor education are key determinants of high household food insecurity among populations adjoining forest concessions in the Congo Basin
Pauline Donn, Judith Laure Ngondi, Julius Chupezi Tieguhong, Donald Midoko Iponga, Obadia Tchingsabe, Robert Fungo, Mathurin Tchatat, Jean Marie Kahindo
Sodium intake in Germany estimated from sodium excretion measured in spot urine samples
Stefanie Klenow, Michael Thamm, Gert B. M. Mensink
Prevalence of physical inactivity and associated socioeconomic indicators in indigenous Xavante communities in Central Brazil
J. Rodolfo M. Lucena, Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr., Cosme M. F. Passos da Silva, James R. Welch
Dietary diversity and related factors among lactating women visiting public health facilities in Aksum town, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Negassie Berhe Weldehaweria, Kebede Haile Misgina, Meresa Gebremedhin Weldu, Yosef Sibhatu Gebregiorgis, Berhane Hailu Gebrezgi, Shewit Weldu Zewdie, Helen Aregawi Ngusse, Higus Guesh Gebrewa, Wubrst Alemu
Evaluation of the relative validity of a Web-based food frequency questionnaire used to assess Soy Isoflavones and nutrient intake in adolescents
Gina Segovia-Siapco, Keiji Oda, Joan Sabaté
Risk factors associated with underweight status in children under five: an analysis of the 2010 Rwanda Demographic Health Survey (RDHS)
Assumpta Mukabutera, Dana R. Thomson, Bethany L. Hedt-Gauthier, Paulin Basinga, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Megan Murray
The food and activity environments of childcare centers in Rhode Island: a directors’ survey
Patricia Markham Risica, Sarah Amin, Angela Ankoma, Eliza Lawson
Feeding practices and malnutrition at the Princess Marie Louise Children’s hospital, Accra: what has changed after 80 years?
Edem M. A. Tette, Eric K. Sifah, Priscilla Tete-Donkor, Peter Nuro-Ameyaw, Edmund T. Nartey
Do the feeding practices and nutrition status among HIV-exposed infants less than 6 months of age follow the recommended guidelines in Bomet County, Kenya?
Purity Chepkorir Lang’at, Irene Awuor Ogada, Audrey Steenbeek, Godfrey Odinga, Michael M. Mwachiro
Magnitude and factors associated with malnutrition in children 6–59 months of age in Shinille Woreda, Ethiopian Somali regional state: a cross-sectional study
Abdibari Ma’alin, Dereje Birhanu, Samuel Melaku, Daniel Tolossa, Yusuf Mohammed, Kiros Gebremicheal
Pregnancy eating attributes study (PEAS): a cohort study examining behavioral and environmental influences on diet and weight change in pregnancy and postpartum
Tonja R. Nansel, Leah M. Lipsky, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Kyle Burger, Myles Faith, Aiyi Liu
Serum parathyroid hormone is related to genetic variation in vitamin D binding protein with respect to total, free, and bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D in middle-aged Caucasians – a cross-sectional study
Elisa Saarnio, Minna Pekkinen, Suvi T Itkonen, Virpi Kemi, Heini Karp, Merja Kärkkäinen, Outi Mäkitie, Christel Lamberg-Allardt
Nutritional characterisation of low-income households of Nairobi: socioeconomic, livestock and gender considerations and predictors of malnutrition from a cross-sectional survey
Paula Dominguez-Salas, P. Alarcón, B. Häsler, I. R. Dohoo, K. Colverson, E. W. Kimani-Murage, S. Alonso, E. Ferguson, E. M. Fèvre, J. Rushton, D. Grace
Salient beliefs among Canadian adults regarding milk and cheese consumption: a qualitative study based on the theory of planned behaviour
Marie-Josée Lacroix, Sophie Desroches, Mylène Turcotte, Geneviève Painchaud Guérard, Paul Paquin, François Couture, Veronique Provencher
Prevalence of undernutrition and risk factors of severe undernutrition among children admitted to Bugando Medical Centre in Mwanza, Tanzania
Maimuna M. Ahmed, Adolfine Hokororo, Benson R. Kidenya, Rogatus Kabyemera, Erasmus Kamugisha
Anomalous association of salivary amylase secretion with the postprandial glycaemic response to starch
Peter Michael Barling, Sangeetha Shyam, Mayure Devi Selvathevan, Snigdha Misra
Determinants of severity levels of anemia among children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2011 Ethiopian demographic and health survey
Kindie Fentahun Muchie
A 6-month randomised controlled trial investigating effects of Mediterranean-style diet and fish oil supplementation on dietary behaviour change, mental and cardiometabolic health and health-related quality of life in adults with depression (HELFIMED): study protocol
Dorota Zarnowiecki, Jihyun Cho, Amy Wilson, Svetlana Bogomolova, Anthony Villani, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Theo Niyonsenga, Kerin O’Dea, Sarah Blunden, Barbara Meyer, Leonie Segal, Natalie Parletta
Carotenoids and alkylresorcinols as objective biomarkers of diet quality when assessing the validity of a web-based food record tool and a food frequency questionnaire in a middle-aged population
Sanna Nybacka, Anna Karin Lindroos, Elisabet Wirfält, Per Leanderson, Rikard Landberg, Ulrika Ericson, Ingrid Larsson, Eva Warensjö Lemming, Göran Bergström, Bo Hedblad, Marju Orho-Melander, Olle Melander, Anna Winkvist, Heléne Bertéus Forslund
Translating the impact of quality protein maize into improved nutritional status for Ethiopian children: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Masresha Tessema, Nilupa S. Gunaratna, Katherine Donato, Jessica L. Cohen, Margaret McConnell, Demissie Belayneh, Inge D. Brouwer, Tefera Belachew, Hugo De Groote
Exploring mechanisms of food insecurity in indigenous agricultural communities in Guatemala: a mixed methods study
Meghan Farley Webb, Anita N. Chary, Thomas T. De Vries, Samantha Davis, Michael Dykstra, David Flood, Margaret Haley Rhodes, Peter Rohloff
Validation of triple pass 24-hour dietary recall in Ugandan children by simultaneous weighed food assessment
Helen Nightingale, Kevin J. Walsh, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Charles Engoru, Tonny Ssenyondo, Julius Nteziyaremye, Denis Amorut, Margaret Nakuya, Margaret Arimi, Gary Frost, Kathryn Maitland
Children with moderate acute malnutrition have inflammation not explained by maternal reports of illness and clinical symptoms: a cross-sectional study in Burkina Faso
B. Cichon, C. Fabiansen, C. W. Yaméogo, M. J. H. Rytter, C. Ritz, A. Briend, V. B. Christensen, K. F. Michaelsen, R. Oummani, S. Filteau, P. Ashorn, S. Shepherd, H. Friis
Do dietary patterns explain high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among Pakistani urban adults? A cross-sectional study
Nilofer F. Safdar, Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson, Lorraine Cordeiro, Tazeen H. Jafar, Nancy L. Cohen
Antibiotic resistant microencapsulated probiotics synergistically preserved orange juice
Md Shahid Hossain, Md Abdul Alim Al-Bari, Zahid Hayat Mahmud, Mir Imam Ibne Wahed
Caregiver experiences, attitudes and perceptions about feeding toddlers and preschool children in Switzerland: a qualitative study
Emma F. Jacquier, Anthony Gatrell, Amanda Bingley
Being the younger child in a large African Family: a study of birth order as a risk factor for poor health using the demographic and health surveys for 18 countries
Embry M. Howell, Nikhil Holla, Timothy Waidmann
Evaluation of outpatient therapeutic programme for management of severe acute malnutrition in three districts of the eastern province, Zambia
Mike Mwanza, Kufre J. Okop, Thandi Puoane
Low mid-upper arm circumference identifies children with a high risk of death who should be the priority target for treatment
André Briend, José-Luis Alvarez, Nathalie Avril, Paluku Bahwere, Jeanette Bailey, James A. Berkley, Paul Binns, Nikki Blackwell, Nancy Dale, Hedwig Deconinck, Pascale Delchevalerie, Nicky Dent, Maureen Gallagher, Saul Guerrero, Kerstin Hanson, Marko Kerac, Mark Manary, Martha K. Mwangome, Mark Myatt, Kevin P. Q. Phelan, Silke Pietzsch, Núria Salse Ubach, Susan Shepherd, Saskia van der Kam, Antonio Vargas, Sophie Whitney
Adequacy of energy, zinc and selenium intakes among adult inpatients receiving total naso-gastric tube feeding admitted to a Copperbelt province Referral Hospital, in Ndola District, Zambia
Murambiwa Nyati, Irene Ogada, Christopher Nyirenda
Concerning public health situation of under-nutrition in children and anemia in women in Indian Sundarbans delta: a community based cross-sectional investigation
Samiran Panda, Chittapriyo Sadhu, Gopal Pramanik, Sobha Pahari, Jakir Hossain
Research needs and prioritizations for studies linking dietary sugars and potentially related health outcomes
Mei Chung, Ding Ding Wang, Edward Archer, Janine Higgins, Sery Kim, Maren Laughlin, Lu Qi, Susan Raatz, Richard D. Siegel, Joanne Slavin, Dan Steffen, Hope Warshaw, Alice M. Tang
Usual food intakes of 2- and 3-year old U.S. children are not consistent with dietary guidelines
Mary Kay Fox, Elizabeth Gearan, Judith Cannon, Ronette Briefel, Denise M. Deming, Alison L. Eldridge, Kathleen C. Reidy
Indicators of anemia and physical growth in schoolchildren from the Ouest and Sud-Est Departments of Haiti: a cross-sectional study
Thomas A. Weppelmann, Michael E. von Fricken, Roseline Masse, Gedeon Gelin, J. Glenn Morris Jr., Bernard A. Okech, Valery Madsen Beau De Rochars
Prevalence and associated factors of malnutrition among children under-five years in Sindh, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study
Gul Nawaz Khan, Ali Turab, Mohammad Imran Khan, Arjumand Rizvi, Fariha Shaheen, Asmat Ullah, Amjad Hussain, Imtiaz Hussain, Imran Ahmed, Muhammad Yaqoob, Shabina Ariff, Sajid Bashir Soofi
Cross-sectional study of drivers of animal-source food consumption in low-income urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya
Laura Cornelsen, Pablo Alarcon, Barbara Häsler, Djesika D. Amendah, Elaine Ferguson, Eric M. Fèvre, Delia Grace, Paula Dominguez-Salas, Jonathan Rushton
Association between dietary polyphenols intake and an oxidative stress biomarker: interest of multiple imputation for handling missing covariates and outcomes
Claire Montlahuc, Chantal Julia, Mathilde Touvier, Léopold Fezeu, Serge Hercberg, Pilar Galan, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Sylvie Chevret
Effects of nutrition education on recurrent coronary events after percutaneous coronary intervention: A randomized clinical trial
Lis Proença Vieira, Moacyr Roberto Cucê Nobre, Jonas Augusto Cardoso da Silveira
Early childhood caries and malnutrition: baseline and two-year follow-up results of a community-based prevention intervention in Rural Ecuador
Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, Bathsheba Turton, Hannah Husby, Cecilia Leonor Paz
Correlation between dietary intake and serum ganglioside concentrations: a cross-sectional study among Malaysian toddlers
Geok Lin Khor, Sangeetha Shyam, Snigdha Misra, Bertram Fong, Megan Hueh Zan Chong, Norhasmah Sulaiman, Yee Lin Lee, Rebecca Cannan, Angela Rowan
Gender and education as predictors of food insecurity among coffee farming households of the Jimma zone, Southwest of Ethiopia
Kalkidan Hassen, Beakal Zinab, Tefera Belachew
Anthropometric indices and measures to assess change in the nutritional status of a population: a systematic literature review
Severine Frison, Marko Kerac, Francesco Checchi, Claudine Prudhon
An economic model for the use of yoghurt in type 2 diabetes risk reduction in the UK
Irene Lenoir-Wijnkoop, James Mahon, Lindsay Claxton, Alicia Wooding, Andrew Prentice, Nick Finer