Issue 1/2017
Content (88 Articles)
Different forms of malnutrition among under five children in Bangladesh: a cross sectional study on prevalence and determinants
Sunanda Das, Jahida Gulshan
Dietary diversity and nutritional adequacy of under-fives in a fishing community in the central region of Ghana
Delia Akosua Bandoh, Ernest Kenu
Protocol for a Randomized Trial Assessing Consumer Evaluations of Pre-Packaged Foods that Systematically Vary by Nutrition Information and Product Attributes
Zenobia Talati, Simone Pettigrew, Helen Dixon, Bruce Neal, Clare Hughes, Trevor Shilton, Caroline Miller
Associations between dietary patterns and biomarkers of nutrient status and cardiovascular risk factors among adolescents in Germany: results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents in Germany (KiGGS)
Almut Richter, Martina Rabenberg, Julia Truthmann, Christin Heidemann, Jutta Roosen, Silke Thiele, Gert B. M. Mensink
Early development of dietary patterns: transitions in the contribution of food groups to total energy—Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study, 2008
Kathleen C. Reidy, Denise M. Deming, Ronette R. Briefel, Mary Kay Fox, Jose M. Saavedra, Alison L. Eldridge
Development of home artificial nutrition in Italy over a seven year period: 2005–2012
Loris Pironi
Higher bioavailability of magnesium citrate as compared to magnesium oxide shown by evaluation of urinary excretion and serum levels after single-dose administration in a randomized cross-over study
Dominik Kappeler, Irene Heimbeck, Christiane Herpich, Natalie Naue, Josef Höfler, Wolfgang Timmer, Bernhard Michalke
Acute effects of brewed cocoa consumption on attention, motivation to perform cognitive work and feelings of anxiety, energy and fatigue: a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover experiment
Ali Boolani, Jacob B. Lindheimer, Bryan D. Loy, Stephen Crozier, Patrick J. O’Connor
Intestinal helminth infections and dietary diversity score predict nutritional status of urban schoolchildren from southern Ethiopia
Tagel Getachew, Alemayehu Argaw
Native whey induces higher and faster leucinemia than other whey protein supplements and milk: a randomized controlled trial
Håvard Hamarsland, John Aleksander Larssen Laahne, Gøran Paulsen, Matthew Cotter, Elisabet Børsheim, Truls Raastad
Chronic energy deficiency and associated factors among adults living with HIV in Gondar University Referral Hospital northwest Ethiopia
Melkitu Fentie, Molla Mesele Wassie, Adino Tesfahun, Kassahun Alemu, Malede Mequanent, Tadesse Awoke Ayele
Determinants of dietary diversity among pregnant women in Laikipia County, Kenya: a cross-sectional study
Willy Kiboi, Judith Kimiywe, Peter Chege
More-2-Eat: evaluation protocol of a multi-site implementation of the Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care
Heather Keller, Celia Laur, Renata Valaitis, Jack Bell, Tara McNicholl, Sumantra Ray, Joseph Murphy, Stephanie Barnes
Erratum to: Associations between dietary patterns and biomarkers of nutrient status and cardiovascular risk factors among adolescents in Germany: results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents in Germany (KiGGS)
Almut Richter, Martina Rabenberg, Julia Truthmann, Christin Heidemann, Jutta Roosen, Silke Thiele, Gert B. M. Mensink
Malnutrition status and associated factors among HIV-positive patients enrolled in ART clinics in Zimbabwe
Kudakwashe C. Takarinda, Tsitsi Mutasa-Apollo, Bernard Madzima, Brilliant Nkomo, Ancikaria Chigumira, Mirriam Banda, Monica Muti, Anthony D. Harries, Owen Mugurungi
Low birth weight was the most dominant predictor associated with stunting among children aged 12–23 months in Indonesia
Ni Ketut Aryastami, Anuraj Shankar, Nunik Kusumawardani, Besral Besral, Abas Basuni Jahari, Endang Achadi
Overweight and obesity and their associated factors among early adolescence school children in urban and rural Portugal
Luísa Maria de Morais Macieira, Jorge Manuel Tavares Lopes de Andrade Saraiva, Lélita da Conceição Santos
Mortality and morbidity trends and predictors of mortality in under-five children with severe acute malnutrition in Hadiya zone, South Ethiopia: a four-year retrospective review of hospital-based records (2012–2015)
Tadele Yohannes, Tariku Laelago, Menen Ayele, Temesgen Tamrat
Dietary habits and supplementation practices of young women during pregnancy: an online cross-sectional survey of young mothers and health care professionals
Hora Soltani, Alexandra Duxbury, Rachel Rundle, Katie Marvin-Dowle
Association of dietary patterns with the fecal microbiota in Korean adolescents
Han Byul Jang, Min-Kyu Choi, Jae Heon Kang, Sang Ick Park, Hye-Ja Lee
Association of dietary intake and BMI among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients attending diabetic clinics in Kampala
Nicholas Matovu, Flavia K. Matovu, Wenceslaus Sseguya, Florence Tushemerirwe
Regional, socioeconomic, and dietary factors influencing B-vitamins in human milk of urban Chinese lactating women at different lactation stages
Yong Xue, Karine Meisser Redeuil, Esther Campos Giménez, Gerard Vinyes-Pares, Ai Zhao, Tingchao He, Xiaoguang Yang, Yingdong Zheng, Yumei Zhang, Peiyu Wang, Sagar K. Thakkar
The role of a pulse-based diet on infertility measures and metabolic syndrome risk: protocol of a randomized clinical trial in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Laura E. McBreairty, Philip D. Chilibeck, Donna R. Chizen, Roger A. Pierson, Lindsay Tumback, Lauren B. Sherar, Gordon A. Zello
Undernutrition: who cares? Perspectives of dietitians and older adults on undernutrition
Janne Beelen, Emmelyne Vasse, Canan Ziylan, Nancy Janssen, Nicole M. de Roos, Lisette C. P. G. M. de Groot
Hypolipidemic effect and activation of Lecithin Cholesterol Acyl Transferase (LCAT) by aqueous extract of Spirulina platensis during toxicological investigation
Vicky Jocelyne Ama Moor, Prosper Cabral Nya Biapa, Borgia Legrand Nono Njinkio, Bruno Moukette Moukette, Zacharie Sando, Cyril Kenfack, Baruch Ateba, Marthe Elise Ngo Matip, Constant Anatole Pieme, Jeanne Ngogang
Cost of the Diet: a method and software to calculate the lowest cost of meeting recommended intakes of energy and nutrients from local foods
Amy Deptford, Tommy Allieri, Rachel Childs, Claudia Damu, Elaine Ferguson, Jennie Hilton, Paul Parham, Abigail Perry, Alex Rees, James Seddon, Andrew Hall
The lancet series nutritional interventions in Ghana: a determinants analysis approach to inform nutrition strategic planning
A.E. Yawson, E.O. Amoaful, L.K. Senaya, A.O. Yawson, P.K. Aboagye, A.B. Mahama, L. Selenje, V. Ngongalah
Household dietary diversity and associated factors among residents of finote selam town, north west Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Getnet Mekuria, Yalewsew Wubneh, Tilahun Tewabe
Yogurt consumption is associated with a better lifestyle in Brazilian population
Gabriela Possa, José Eduardo Corrente, Mauro Fisberg
Predictors of academic performance with due focus on undernutrition among students attending primary schools of Hawa Gelan district, Southwest Ethiopia: a school based cross sectional study
Frehiwot Abebe, Ayele Geleto, Lelisa Sena, Cherinet Hailu
The effect of maternal and child factors on stunting, wasting and underweight among preschool children in Northern Ghana
Zakari Ali, Mahama Saaka, Abdul-Ganiyu Adams, Stephen K. Kamwininaang, Abdul-Razak Abizari
Maternal participation in a nutrition education program in Uganda is associated with improved infant and young child feeding practices and feeding knowledge: a post-program comparison study
S. B. Ickes, C. Baguma, C. A. Brahe, J. A. Myhre, L. S. Adair, M. E. Bentley, A. S. Ammerman
Short term elevation in dietary protein intake does not worsen insulin resistance or lipids in older adults with metabolic syndrome: a randomized-controlled trial
Il-Young Kim, Scott E. Schutzler, Gohar Azhar, Robert R. Wolfe, Arny A. Ferrando, Robert H. Coker
Validation of a newly automated web-based 24-hour dietary recall using fully controlled feeding studies
Jacynthe Lafrenière, Benoît Lamarche, Catherine Laramée, Julie Robitaille, Simone Lemieux
Household food insecurity and its association with nutritional status of under five children in Sekela District, Western Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
Ermiyas Mulu, Bezatu Mengistie
A valid and reliable nutrition knowledge questionnaire for track and field athletes
Matthew James Walter Furber, Justin Dene Roberts, Michael George Roberts
Supplementation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), vitamin D3 and uridine in combination with six weeks of cognitive and motor training in prepubescent children: a pilot study
Solvejg L. Hansen, Anina Ritterband-Rosenbaum, Camilla B. Voigt, Lars I. Hellgren, Ann-Dorit M. Sørensen, Charlotte Jacobsen, Line Z. Greve, Katrine D. Jørgensen, Peder E. Bilde, Bente Kiens, Jens B. Nielsen
Changes in diet quality during a 12 month weight loss randomised controlled trial
Cinthya Wibisono, Yasmine Probst, Elizabeth Neale, Linda Tapsell
Feeding practices and growth among young children during two seasons in rural Ethiopia
Mekitie Wondafrash, Lieven Huybregts, Carl Lachat, Kimberley P. Bouckaert, Patrick Kolsteren
Foods tabooed for pregnant women in Abala district of Afar region, Ethiopia: an inductive qualitative study
Znabu Hadush, Zewdie Birhanu, Mulugeta Chaka, Haylay Gebreyesus
The Pune Rural Intervention in Young Adolescents (PRIYA) study: design and methods of a randomised controlled trial
Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Pallavi Yajnik, Himangi Lubree, Charudatta Joglekar, Dattatray Bhat, Prachi Katre, Suyog Joshi, Rasika Ladkat, Caroline Fall, Chittaranjan Yajnik
Treatment outcome and associated factors of severe acute malnutrition among 6–59 months old children in Debre Markos and Finote Selam hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study
Getnet Mekuria, Tariku Derese, Getachew Hailu
Development of a food atlas for Sri Lankan adults
Ranil Jayawardena, Manoja P. Herath
Glycemic index, glycemic load, and metabolic syndrome in Mexican adolescents: a cross-sectional study from the NHNS-2012
Itandehui Castro-Quezada, Salomón Angulo-Estrada, Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, María Dolores Ruiz-López, Reyes Artacho, Lluís Serra-Majem, Teresa Shamah-Levy
The effects of 100% wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) juice consumption on cardiometablic biomarkers: a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial in adults with increased risk for type 2 diabetes
K. S. Stote, M. I. Sweeney, T. Kean, D. J. Baer, J. A. Novotny, N. L. Shakerley, A. Chandrasekaran, P. M. Carrico, J. A. Melendez, K. T. Gottschall-Pass
Factors associated with underweight among lactating women in Womberma woreda, Northwest Ethiopia; a cross-sectional study
Sileshi Berihun, Getachew Mullu Kassa, Muluken Teshome
Socio-economic and spatial correlates of subclinical iodine deficiency among pregnant women age 15–49 years in Tanzania
Abdalla H. Mtumwa, Julius Edward Ntwenya, Edwin Paul, Megan Huang, Said Vuai
Outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of nutrition education to promote farmers’ market fruit and vegetable purchases and consumption among women enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Jennifer Di Noia, Dorothy Monica, Alla Sikorskii, Karen Weber Cullen
Postprandial energy metabolism and substrate oxidation in response to the inclusion of a sugar- or non-nutritive sweetened beverage with meals differing in protein content
Shanon L. Casperson, Clint Hall, James N. Roemmich
Folate, vitamin B12, ferritin and haemoglobin levels among women of childbearing age from a rural district in South India
Samiksha Singh, Jaga Jeevan Babu Geddam, G. Bhanuprakash Reddy, Dinesh Raj Pallepogula, Hira Ballabh Pant, Sutapa B. Neogi, Neena John, Sunanda Reddy Kolli, Pat Doyle, Sanjay Kinra, Andy Ness, Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy
Intake of high fructose corn syrup sweetened soft drinks, fruit drinks and apple juice is associated with prevalent coronary heart disease, in U.S. adults, ages 45–59 y
Luanne Robalo DeChristopher, Jaime Uribarri, Katherine L. Tucker
Consumption patterns of meat, poultry, and fish after disaggregation of mixed dishes: secondary analysis of the Australian National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2011–12
Zhixian Sui, David Raubenheimer, Anna Rangan
Intention, magnitude and factors associated with bottle feeding among mothers of 0–23 months old children in Holeta town, Central Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Tadesse Kebebe, Hirut Assaye
Statistical heartburn: an attempt to digest four pizza publications from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab
Tim van der Zee, Jordan Anaya, Nicholas J. L. Brown
A cross sectional analysis of eating habits and weight status of university students in urban Cameroon
Loveline L. Niba, Mary B. Atanga, Lifoter K. Navti
A systematic review of complementary feeding practices in South Asian infants and young children: the Bangladesh perspective
Logan Manikam, Alexandra Robinson, Jia Ying Kuah, Hrisheekesh J. Vaidya, Emma C. Alexander, George W. Miller, Kunjshri K. Singh, Victoria Dawe, Sonia Ahmed, Raghu Lingam, Monica Lakhanpaul
Assessment of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and weight change: a prospective cohort study
Patrick Mullie, Philippe Autier, Mathieu Boniol, Peter Boyle, Benedicte Deforche, Evelien Mertens, Ruben Charlier, Sara Knaeps, Johan Lefevre, Peter Clarys
High magnitude of under nutrition among HIV infected adults who have not started ART in Tanzania--a call to include nutrition care and treatment in the test and treat model
Bruno F. Sunguya, Nzovu K. Ulenga, Hellen Siril, Sarah Puryear, Eric Aris, Expeditho Mtisi, Edith Tarimo, David P. Urassa, Wafaie Fawzi, Ferdnand Mugusi
National pattern of grain products consumption among Canadians in association with body weight status
Hassan Vatanparast, Susan Whiting, Alomgir Hossain, Naghmeh Mirhosseini, Anwar T. Merchant, Michael Szafron
Need for the Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (INPAC): gaps in current nutrition care in five Canadian hospitals
Renata Valaitis, Celia Laur, Heather Keller, Donna Butterworth, Brenda Hotson
Comparison of nutritional status and associated factors of lactating women between lowland and highland communities of District Raya, Alamata, Southern Tigiray, Ethiopia
Ismael Kalayu Sitotaw, Kiday Hailesslasie, Yohannes Adama
An examination of whether associations exist between maternal and neonatal 25OHD and infant size and adiposity at birth, 6–9 months and 2–2.5 years of age – a longitudinal observational study from the ROLO study
Mary K. Horan, Jean M. Donnelly, Malachi J. McKenna, Brenda Crosbie, Mark T. Kilbane, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe
Nutritional status of cancer outpatients using scored patient generated subjective global assessment in two cancer treatment centers, Nairobi, Kenya
Yvonne Opanga, Lydia Kaduka, Zipporah Bukania, Richard Mutisya, Ann Korir, Veronica Thuita, Moses Mwangi, Erastus Muniu, Charles Mbakaya
Assessment of iodine importance and needs for supplementation in school-aged children in Portugal
Ana M. Pires, Sandra Félix, Ana C. C. Sousa
Predictors of anemia in pregnant women residing in rural areas of the Oromiya region of Ethiopia
Krista Zillmer, Ashish Pokharel, Kathryn Spielman, Meghan Kershaw, Kidane Ayele, Yitbarek Kidane, Tefera Belachew, Robert F. Houser, Eileen Kennedy, Jeffrey K Griffiths, Shibani Ghosh
Survival status and factors associated with treatment outcome of severely malnourished children admitted to Ayder referral hospital: a cross-sectional study
Mengistu Girma Tirore, Tesfay Mehari Atey, Haftay Berhane Mezgebe
Effect of lysine supplementation on hypertensive men and women in selected peri-urban community in Ghana
Frederick Vuvor, Husein Mohammed, Thomas Ndanu, Obed Harrison
Dietary patterns and cardio-metabolic risk in a population of Guatemalan young adults
Nicole D. Ford, Lindsay M. Jaacks, Reynaldo Martorell, Neil K. Mehta, Cria G. Perrine, Manuel Ramirez-Zea, Aryeh D. Stein
Linkages between health and agriculture sectors in Ethiopia: a formative research study exploring barriers, facilitators and opportunities for local level coordination to deliver nutritional programmes and services
Girmay Ayana, Tesfaye Hailu, Desalegn Kuche, Andinet Abera, Solomon Eshetu, Alemnesh Petros, Aweke Kebede, Masresha Tessema, Cami M. Allen, Mihretab M. Salasibew, Alan D. Dangour
Vitamin C and E supplementation does not affect heat shock proteins or endogenous antioxidants in trained skeletal muscles during 12 weeks of strength training
K. T. Cumming, T. Raastad, A. Sørstrøm, M. P. Paronetto, N. Mercatelli, I. Ugelstad, D. Caporossi, G. Paulsen
Engaging experts and patients to refine the nutrition literacy assessment instrument
Heather D. Gibbs, Susan Harvey, Sarah Owens, Diane Boyle, Debra K. Sullivan
Use of commercial infant cereals as complementary food in infants and young children in Ghana
Abdul-Razak Abizari, Zakari Ali, Collins Nana Essah, Patience Agyeiwaa, Margaret Amaniampong
On exploring and ranking risk factors of child malnutrition in Bangladesh using multiple classification analysis
Kakoli Rani Bhowmik, Sumonkanti Das
Assessing nutrition and other claims on food labels: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian food supply
Beatriz Franco-Arellano, Jodi T. Bernstein, Sheida Norsen, Alyssa Schermel, Mary R. L’Abbé
Comprehensive assessment of food and nutrient intake of children and adolescents in Germany: EsKiMo II – the eating study as a KiGGS module
C. Lage Barbosa, A.-K. Brettschneider, M. Haftenberger, F. Lehmann, M. Frank, K. Heide, E. Patelakis, H. Perlitz, L. Krause, R. Houben, H.G. Butschalowsky, A. Richter, P. Kamtsiuris, G.B.M. Mensink
Retraction Note: Low prices and high regret: how pricing influences regret at all-you-can-eat buffets
Özge Siğirci, Brian Wansink
Mistaken perception of lipid intake and its effects: a randomized trial
Mariana Carvalho de Menezes, Sueli Aparecida Mingoti, Raquel de Deus Mendonça, Aline Cristine Souza Lopes
An innovative team-based weightloss competition to reduce cardiovascular and diabetes risk among Māori and Pacific people: rationale and method for the study and its evaluation
Marewa Glover, Anette Kira, Geoff Kira, Hayden McRobbie, Bernhard H. Breier, Rozanne Kruger, Jane Stephen, Mafi Funaki-Tahifote
Design and implementation of a cross-sectional nutritional phenotyping study in healthy US adults
Lacey M. Baldiviez, Nancy L. Keim, Kevin D. Laugero, Daniel H. Hwang, Liping Huang, Leslie R. Woodhouse, Dustin J. Burnett, Melissa S. Zerofsky, Ellen L. Bonnel, Lindsay H. Allen, John W. Newman, Charles B. Stephensen
Nutritional quality of regular and pureed menus in Canadian long term care homes: an analysis of the Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3) project
Vanessa Vucea, Heather H. Keller, Jill M. Morrison, Alison M. Duncan, Lisa M. Duizer, Natalie Carrier, Christina O. Lengyel, Susan E. Slaughter
Protocol for the EMPHASIS study; epigenetic mechanisms linking maternal pre-conceptional nutrition and children’s health in India and Sub-Saharan Africa
Giriraj R. Chandak, Matt J. Silver, Ayden Saffari, Karen A. Lillycrop, Smeeta Shrestha, Sirazul Ameen Sahariah, Chiara Di Gravio, Gail Goldberg, Ashutosh Singh Tomar, Modupeh Betts, Sara Sajjadi, Lena Acolatse, Philip James, Prachand Issarapu, Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Ramesh D. Potdar, Andrew M. Prentice, Caroline H. D. Fall, Lena Acolatse, Meraj Ahmed, Modupeh Betts, Giriraj R. Chandak, Harsha Chopra, Cyrus Cooper, Momodou K. Darboe, Chiara Di Gravio, Caroline H. D. Fall, Meera Gandhi, Gail R. Goldberg, Prachand Issarapu, Philip James, Ramatoulie Janha, Landing M. A. Jarjou, Lovejeet Kaur, Sarah H. Kehoe, Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Karen A. Lillycrop, Mohammed Ngum, Suraj S. Nongmaithem, Stephen Owens, Ramesh D. Potdar, Andrew M. Prentice, Ann Prentice, Tallapragada Divya Sri Priyanka, Ayden Saffari, Sirazul Ameen Sahariah, Sara Sajjadi, Harshad Sane, Smeeta Shrestha, Matt J. Silver, Ashutosh Singh Tomar, Kate A. Ward, Dilip Kumar Yadav, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik
Determinants of appropriate complementary feeding practice among mothers having children 6–23 months of age in rural Damot sore district, Southern Ethiopia; a community based cross sectional study
Abate Areja, Dereje Yohannes, Mulugeta Yohannis
Iodine content of dietary salt at household level and associated factors using Iodometric titration methods in Dera District, Northwest Ethiopia
Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Melese Engidayehu, Gedefaw Abeje
Breastfeeding and complementary feeding associated with body composition in 18–19 years old adolescents in the 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort
Silvana Paiva Orlandi, David A. González-Chica, Romina Buffarini, Maria Cristina Gonzalez, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Fernando C. Barros, Maria Cecília Formoso Assunção
Prevalence and determinants of stunting in a conflict-ridden border region in Armenia - a cross-sectional study
Arin A. Balalian, Hambardzum Simonyan, Kim Hekimian, Richard J. Deckelbaum, Aelita Sargsyan
Skipping breakfast among 8-9 year old children is associated with teacher-reported but not objectively measured academic performance two years later
Kylie J. Smith, Leigh Blizzard, Sarah A. McNaughton, Seana L. Gall, Monique C. Breslin, Melissa Wake, Alison J. Venn
Familial aggregation and socio-demographic correlates of taste preferences in European children
Hannah S. Jilani, Timm Intemann, Leonie H. Bogl, Gabriele Eiben, Dénes Molnar, Luis A. Moreno, Valeria Pala, Paola Russo, Alfonso Siani, Antonia Solea, Toomas Veidebaum, Wolfgang Ahrens, Antje Hebestreit
Risk factors associated with poor health outcomes for children under the age of 5 with moderate acute malnutrition in rural fagita lekoma district, Awi Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2016
W/amilak Adamu, Dube Jara, Mulunesh Alemayehu, Sahai Burrowes