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BMC Nutrition

Issue 1/2021

Content (87 Articles)

Open Access Nutrition Research article

Promoting traditional foods for human and environmental health: lessons from agroecology and Indigenous communities in Ecuador

Ana Deaconu, Stephen Sherwood, Myriam Paredes, Peter Berti, Pablo López, Donald Cole, Fabian Muñoz, Pedro Oyarzún, Ross Borja, Marcelo Aizaga, Eliana Estrella, Gabriel April-Lalonde, Geneviève Mercille, Malek Batal

Open Access Malnutrition Research article

Assessment of monitoring systems in the management of severe acute malnutrition in northern Nigeria

Veronica Tuffrey, Cora Mezger, Simeon Nanama, Assaye Bulti, Gloria Olisenekwu, Charles Umar, Emma Jones, Esther Namukasa

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Research article

Lessons learned from a randomized controlled trial on a home delivered meal service in advanced cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a pilot study

Vera IJmker-Hemink, Nora Lize, Sandra Beijer, Natasja Raijmakers, Geert Wanten, Manon van den Berg

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Tea consumption and measures of attention and psychomotor speed in the very old: the Newcastle 85+ longitudinal study

Edward Jonathan Okello, Nuno Mendonça, Blossom Stephan, Graciela Muniz-Terrera, Keith Wesnes, Mario Siervo

Open Access Research article

The fermented soy beverage Q-CAN® plus induces beneficial changes in the oral and intestinal microbiome

Evangelos Dioletis, Ricardo S. Paiva, Eleanna Kaffe, Eric R. Secor, Theresa R. Weiss, Maxine R. Fields, Xinshou Ouyang, Ather Ali

Open Access Research article

Association between Cardiometabolic risk factor and responsiveness to vitamin D supplementation: a new approach using artificial neural network analysis

Elahe Allahyari, Parichehr Hanachi, Seyed Jamal Mirmoosavi, Gordon A.Ferns, Afsane Bahrami, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

Open Access Malnutrition Research article

Sharing meals: promising nutritional interventions for primary health care including nursing students and elderly people

Ellen Kristine Frøyland Alne, Tove Øie, Malene Søiland, Kine Gjesdal

Open Access Malnutrition Research article

Nutritional perspectives on sickle cell disease in Africa: a systematic review

Eunice Berko Nartey, Jonathan Spector, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Catherine L. Jones, Alan Jackson, Agartha Ohemeng, Rajiv Shah, Alice Koryo-Dabrah, Amma Benneh-Akwasi Kuma, Hyacinth I. Hyacinth, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu

Open Access Research article

A comparison of food portion size estimation methods among 11–12 year olds: 3D food models vs an online tool using food portion photos (Intake24)

Jennifer Bradley, Maisie K. Rowland, John N. S. Matthews, Ashley J. Adamson, Suzanne Spence

Open Access Anemia Research article

Dietary intake, intestinal infection, and safe drinking water among children with anemia in Peru: a cross-sectional analysis

Christopher M. Westgard, Luis A. Orrego-Ferreyros, Liz Franco Calderón, Alexandra M. Rogers

Open Access Nutrition Research article

Stakeholder perspectives on the effectiveness of the Victorian Salt Reduction Partnership: a qualitative study

Emalie Rosewarne, Wai-Kwan Chislett, Briar McKenzie, Jenny Reimers, Kellie-Ann Jolly, Kirstan Corben, Kathy Trieu, Jacqui Webster

Open Access Research article

Did imports of sweetened beverages to Pacific Island countries increase between 2000 and 2015?

Veronica Yueh Torng Lo, Gary Sacks, Emma Gearon, Colin Bell

Open Access Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research article

Nutritional status and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana: cross-sectional study of highly active antiretroviral therapy clients

Beauty Mawuenam Nanewortor, Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Prince Kubi Appiah, Hubert Amu, Kwaku Kissah-Korsah

Open Access Research article

Adolescents’ nutritional status and its association with academic performance in South Ethiopia; a facility-based cross-sectional study

Selamawit Woldeyohanes Katiso, Amene Abebe Kerbo, Samson Kastro Dake

Open Access Nutrition Research article

Nutritional quality of the food choices of Canadian children

Salma Hack, Mahsa Jessri, Mary R. L’Abbé

Open Access Nutrition Research article

Effectiveness of integrated nutrition interventions on childhood stunting: a quasi-experimental evaluation design

Ester Elisaria, Jackline Mrema, Tariki Bogale, Giulia Segafredo, Charles Festo

Open Access Nutrition Research article

Food and nutrition literacy status and its correlates in Iranian senior high-school students

Marziyeh Ashoori, Nasrin Omidvar, Hassan Eini-Zinab, Elham Shakibazadeh, Azam Doustmohamadian, Behnaz Abdar-Esfahani, Mohammad Mazandaranian

Open Access Insomnia Research article

The association between adherence to a dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet and neuro-psychological function in young women

Mansoore Saharkhiz, Zahra Khorasanchi, Samira Karbasi, Amir Masoud Jafari-Nozad, Mohsen Naseri, Mahtab Mohammadifard, Mahin Siami Ali Abad, Malaksima Ayadilord, Gordon A. Ferns, Afsane Bahrami

Open Access Insulins Research article

Sugar sweetened beverage consumption is positively associated with Klotho levels at two years of age in LatinX youth

Sofia Villagomez, Dena B. Dubal, Jessica Hawkins, Dan Wang, Janet M. Wojcicki

Open Access COVID-19 Research

High food insecurity in Latinx families and associated COVID-19 infection in the Greater Bay Area, California

Milagro Escobar, Andrea DeCastro Mendez, Maria Romero Encinas, Sofia Villagomez, Janet M. Wojcicki

Open Access Edema Research article

Weight and mid-upper arm circumference gain velocities during treatment of young children with severe acute malnutrition, a prospective study in Uganda

Jolly G. K. Kamugisha, Betty Lanyero, Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi, Harriet Nambuya-Lakor, Christian Ritz, Christian Mølgaard, Kim F. Michaelsen, André Briend, Ezekiel Mupere, Henrik Friis, Benedikte Grenov

Open Access Nutrition Research

Factors associated with dietary diversity among adolescents in Woldia, Northeast Ethiopia

Melese Linger Endalifer, Gashaw Andargie, Bekri Mohammed, Bedilu Linger Endalifer

Open Access Obesity Research

Associations of maternal diet and nutritional status with offspring hepatic steatosis in the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children

Ahlia Sekkarie, Jean A. Welsh, Kate Northstone, Aryeh D. Stein, Usha Ramakrishnan, Miriam B. Vos

Open Access Obesity Research article

Disparate access to nutritional food; place, race and equity in the United States

Garett Sansom, Bryce Hannibal

Open Access Research article

Healthy eating index patterns in adults by sex and age predict cardiometabolic risk factors in a cross-sectional study

Virginia M. Artegoitia, Sridevi Krishnan, Ellen L. Bonnel, Charles B. Stephensen, Nancy L. Keim, John W. Newman

Open Access Heart Failure Research

Dietary diversity and food security status among heart failure patients in the north of Iran

Marjan Mahdavi-Roshan, Azin Vakilpour, Seyed Mehdi Mousavi, Asieh Ashouri

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Prevalence of undernutrition and its associated factors among pregnant women in Konso district, southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Deyganto Gergito Gelebo, Mathewos Alemu Gebremichael, Gistane Ayele Asale, Dessalegn Ajema Berbada

Open Access Research

Association between milk and yogurt intake and mortality: a community-based cohort study (Yamagata study)

Akiko Nakanishi, Erika Homma, Tsukasa Osaki, Ri Sho, Masayoshi Souri, Hidenori Sato, Masafumi Watanabe, Kenichi Ishizawa, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Takamasa Kayama, Tsuneo Konta

Open Access Research

No changes in dietary intake after quitting smoking; a prospective study in Switzerland

Pollyanna Patriota, Idris Guessous, Pedro Marques-Vidal

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Consumer perceptions of food safety in animal source foods choice and consumption in Nairobi’s informal settlements

Salome A. Bukachi, Mariah Ngutu, Ann W. Muthiru, Aurélia Lépine, Suneetha Kadiyala, Paula Domínguez-Salas

Open Access Nutrition Research

Culture and community perceptions on diet for maternal and child health: a qualitative study in rural northern Ghana

Maxwell A. Dalaba, Engelbert A. Nonterah, Samuel T. Chatio, James K. Adoctor, Daniella Watson, Mary Barker, Kate A. Ward, Cornelius Debpuur

Open Access Overweight Research

Risk factors for overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dominic Mosha, Heavenlight A. Paulo, Mary Mwanyika-Sando, Innocent B. Mboya, Isabel Madzorera, Germana H. Leyna, Sia E. Msuya, Till W. Bärnighausen, Japhet Killewo, Wafaie W. Fawzi

Open Access Crohn's Disease Research

Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and nutrition: results from an online survey on patients’ practices and perceptions

Thao Pham, Harry Sokol, Bruno Halioua, Graziella Pourcel, Manuel Brun, Emilie Pain, Damien Testa

Open Access Nutrition Research

The church bridge project focus group results: African American perspectives of weight management programs to improve nutrition and physical activity behaviors

Jennifer L. Lemacks, Laurie S. Abbott, Tammy Greer, Renee Gunn, Ashley Bryant, LaShaundrea Bradford, Penny A. Ralston

Open Access Research

Dietary intake and food behaviours of Senegalese adolescent girls

Madélie Giguère-Johnson, Stéphanie Ward, Aminata Ndéné Ndiaye, Isabelle Galibois, Sonia Blaney

Open Access Research

Determinants of the practice of exclusive breastfeeding in Guinea: evidence from 2018 Guinean demographic and health survey

Anne Marie Soumah, Mamadou Diouldé Baldé, Mahamadi Tassembedo, Ousmane Ouédraogo, Franck Garanet, Adja Mariam Ouédraogo, Aminata Yara, Mamady Koulibaly, Ibrahima Camara, Seni Kouanda

Open Access Nutrition Research

Health facility-based counselling and community outreach are associated with maternal dietary practices in a cross-sectional study from Tanzania

Kirk A. Dearden, Ramu Bishwakarma, Benjamin T. Crookston, Benesta T. Masau, Generose I. Mulokozi

Open Access Nutrition Research

Best practices and opportunities for integrating nutrition specific into nutrition sensitive interventions in fragile contexts: a systematic review

Leila H. Abdullahi, Gilbert K. Rithaa, Bonface Muthomi, Florence Kyallo, Clementina Ngina, Mohamed A. Hassan, Mohamed A. Farah

Open Access Malnutrition Research

A feasibility study using mid-upper arm circumference as the sole anthropometric criterion for admission and discharge in the outpatient treatment for severe acute malnutrition

Souna Garba, Halidou Salou, Fabienne Nackers, Amadou Ayouba, Montse Escruela, Ousmane Guindo, Mercé Rocaspana, Rebecca F. Grais, Sheila Isanaka

Open Access Massage Research

Efficacy of transdermal delivery of liposomal micronutrients through body oil massage on neurodevelopmental and micronutrient deficiency status in infants: results of a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Aditi Apte, Mudra Kapoor, Sadanand Naik, Himangi Lubree, Pooja Khamkar, Diksha Singh, Dhiraj Agarwal, Sudipto Roy, Anand Kawade, Sanjay Juvekar, Rinti Banerjee, Ashish Bavdekar

Open Access Obesity Study protocol

Effect of a dietary and exercise intervention in women with overweight and obesity undergoing fertility treatments: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Kindann Fawcett, Audrey Martinez, Meghan Crimmins, Clark Sims, Elisabet Børsheim, Aline Andres

Open Access Obesity Research article

Outcomes of a culturally informed weight-loss competition for New Zealand Indigenous and Pacific peoples: a quasi-experimental trial

Marewa Glover, Anette Kira, Hayden McRobbie, Rozanne Kruger, Mafi Funaki-Tahifote, Jane Stephen, Bernhard H. Breier, Geoff Kira

Open Access Snoring Research

Culturally-consistent diet among individuals of Mexican descent at the US-Mexico border is associated with sleep duration and snoring

Sadia B. Ghani, Krishna Taneja, Chloe C. A. Wills, Andrew S. Tubbs, Marcos E. Delgadillo, Dora Valencia, Mohamed Halane, William D. S. Killgore, Michael A. Grandner

Open Access Obesity Research article

Body mass index and associated factors among refugees living in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: a cross-sectional study

Matthias Hans Belau, Muriel Bassil, Annika Laukamp, Alexander Kraemer

Open Access Research

Exploring adults’ motives for food choice of sustainable diet components: a qualitative study in Tehran Metropolis

Arezoo Haghighian Roudsari, Abouali Vedadhir, Samira Pourmoradian, Hania Rahimi-Ardabili, Maryam Shokouhi, Ali Milani-Bonab

Open Access Nutrition Research

Association between serum zinc levels and basic physical functioning: secondary data analysis of NHANES 2011–14

Jen-Tzer Gau, Bhakti Chavan, Yang Li, Brian C. Clark, Zelalem T. Haile

Open Access Tuberculosis Research article

Barriers and facilitators of nutrition assessment, counseling, and support for tuberculosis patients: a qualitative study

Meaza Girma Degefa, Afework Mulugeta Bezabih, Znabu Hadush Kahsay, Abate Bekele Belachew

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Patterns of wasting among pregnant and lactating women in Uganda, 2015–2018: analysis of Nutrition surveillance data

Irene Byakatonda Kyamwine, Samalie Namukose, Yvette Wibabara, Lilian Bulage, Benon Kwesiga, Alex Riolexus Ario, Julie R. Harris

Open Access Insulins Research article

Effects of nutritional supplementation on glucose metabolism and insulin function among people with HIV initiating ART

Hiwot Amare, Mette F. Olsen, Henrik Friis, Pernille Kæstel, Åse B. Andersen, Alemseged Abdissa, Daniel Yilma, Tsinuel Girma, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Human Milk output among mothers previously treated for severe acute malnutrition in childhood in Democratic Republic of Congo

Christine Chimanuka Murhima’Alika, Ghislain Maheshe Balemba, Pacifique Mwene-Batu Lyabayungu, Guy Mulinganya Mulume’oderhwa, Grace Munthali, Victor Owino, Albert Mwembwo Tambwe, Michèle Dramaix, Philippe Donnen, Ghislain Bisimwa Balaluka

Open Access Research

Nudging sugar portions: a real-world experiment

Karoline Villinger, Deborah R. Wahl, Kai Engel, Britta Renner

Open Access Research

Determinants of growth monitoring and promotion service utilization among children 0–23 months of age in northern Ethiopia: unmatched case-control study

Samuel Dagne, Jemal Aliyu, Yonatan Menber, Yosef Wassihun, Pammla Petrucka, Netsanet Fentahun

Open Access Research

Consumption of dietary folate estimates and its implication for reproductive outcome among women of reproductive age in Kersa: cross-sectional survey

Nega Assefa, Yasir Y. Abdullahi, Aklilu Abraham, Elena C. Hemler, Isabel Madzorera, Yadeta Dessie, Kedir Teji Roba, Wafaie W. Fawzi

Open Access Vitamin D Deficiency Research

Association of vitamin D status and cardio-metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study

Mostafa Qorbani, Motahar Heidari-Beni, Hanieh-Sadat Ejtahed, Gita Shafiee, Farid Goodarzi, Seyed Saeed Tamehri Zadeh, Majid Khademian, Nami Mohammadian Khonsari, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Hamid Asayesh, Mohammad Jabbari, Ramin Heshmat, Mehdi Ebrahimi, Roya Kelishadi

Open Access Nutrition during Pregnancy Research

Effect of under-nutrition during pregnancy on low birth weight in Tigray regional state, Ethiopia; a prospective cohort study

Kidanemaryam Berhe, Lemlem Weldegerima, Freweini Gebrearegay, Amaha Kahsay, Afewerki Tesfahunegn, Mehammedseid Rejeu, Brhane Gebremariam

Open Access Nutrition Research article

The nutriRECIPE-Index – development and validation of a nutrient-weighted index for the evaluation of recipes

Frank Forner, Ina Volkhardt, Toni Meier, Olaf Christen, Gabriele I. Stangl

Open Access Overweight Research

How do overweight people dropout of a weight loss diet? A qualitative study

Leila Bazrafkan, Mohammad Amin Choobineh, Mehrnaz Shojaei, Alireza Bozorgi, Mohammad Hossein Sharifi

Open Access Biomarkers Research article

Bilberry/red grape juice decreases plasma biomarkers of inflammation and tissue damage in aged men with subjective memory impairment –a randomized clinical trial

Siv K. Bøhn, Mari C. W. Myhrstad, Magne Thoresen, Iris Erlund, Ann Kristin Vasstrand, Anne Marciuch, Monica H. Carlsen, Nasser E. Bastani, Knut Engedal, Kjell M. Flekkøy, Rune Blomhoff

Open Access Underweight Research

Nutritional and immunization status of under-five children of India and Bangladesh

Sreeparna Banerjee, SubirBiswas, Shimul Roy, Manoranjan Pal, Md. Golam Hossain, Premananda Bharati

Open Access Research article

Assessing the social validity of a brief dietary survey for Sri Lankan adults with a focus on gender: a qualitative study

Jessica Renzella, Santhushya Fernando, Buwaneka Kalupahana, Mike Rayner, Peter Scarborough, Nick Townsend

Open Access Malnutrition Research

Use of modified composite index of anthropometric failure and MUAC-for-age to assess prevalence of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents involved in the school feeding program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Zelalem Destaw, Eshetu Wencheko, Samuel Zemenfeskidus, Yohannes Challa, Melkamu Tiruneh, Meti Tamrat Fite, Dilu Shaleka, Mogessie Ashenafi

Open Access Malnutrition Research article

Pilot trial of remote monitoring to prevent malnutrition after hepatopancreatobiliary surgery

Kelvin Allenson, Kea Turner, Brian D. Gonzalez, Erin Gurd, Sarah Zhu, Nicole Misner, Alicia Chin, Melissa Adams, Laura Cooper, Diana Nguyen, Samer Naffouje, Diana L. Castillo, Maria Kocab, Brian James, Jason Denbo, Jose M. Pimiento, Mokenge Malafa, Benjamin D. Powers, Jason B. Fleming, Daniel A. Anaya, Pamela J. Hodul

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

Assessment of dietary diversity and nutritional support for children living with HIV in the IeDEA pediatric West African cohort: a non-comparative, feasibility study

Julie Jesson, Ayoko Ephoevi-Ga, Marie-Hélène Aké-Assi, Sikiratou Koumakpai, Sylvie N’Gbeche, Evelyne Dainguy, Karen Malateste, Hugo Carrié, Marcelline D’Almeida, François Tanoh Eboua, Elom Takassi, Madeleine Amorissani-Folquet, Valériane Leroy, Marcel Djimon Zannou, Armel Poda, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Eugene Messou, Henri Chenal, Kla Albert Minga, Emmanuel Bissagnene, Aristophane Tanon, Moussa Seydi, Akessiwe Akouda Patassi, Sikiratou Adouni Koumakpai-Adeothy, Lorna Awo Renner, Sylvie Marie N’Gbeche, Clarisse Amani Bosse, Kouadio Kouakou, Madeleine Amorissani Folquet, François Tanoh Eboua, Fatoumata Dicko, Elom Takassi, François Dabis, Renaud Becquet, Charlotte Bernard, Shino Chassagne Arikawa, Antoine Jaquet, Karen Malateste, Elodie Rabourdin, Thierry Tiendrebeogo, Désiré Dahourou, Sophie Desmonde, Julie Jesson, Valeriane Leroy, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi, Jean-Claude Azani, Patrick Coffie, Abdoulaye Cissé, Guy Gnepa, Apollinaire Horo, Christian Kouadio, Boris Tchounga

Open Access Obesity Research

Dietary supplements consumption and its association with socioeconomic factors, obesity and main non-communicable chronic diseases in the north of Iran: the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study (PGCS)

Marjan Mahdavi-Roshan, Arezoo Rezazadeh, Farahnaz Joukar, Yasaman Khorshidi, Mohammadreza Naghipour, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei

Open Access Malnutrition Study protocol

Effectiveness of community-based treatment programs for treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnourished children aged 6–59 months using locally produced nutrient dense foods: protocol for a multicentric longitudinal quasi-experimental study

Praveen Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Abner Daniel, Hemang Shah, Raja Sriswan, Arun Kokane, Aditya Mohapatra, Vivek Kashyap, Anil Kumar Goel, Virendra Kumar, Asha Kiran, N. Arlappa, Ankur Joshi, Rashmi Ranjan Nayak, Manjula Singh, Mihretab Salasibew, Samik Ghosh, Sameer Manikrao Pawar, Preetu Mishra, Khyati Tiwari, Sourav Bhattacharjee, Farhat Saiyed, Tarun Shrikrishna Patel, Pritish Kumar Nayak, Sanjay Kumar Sahoo, Mahendra Prajapati, Shikha Sinha, Arjan de Wagt

Open Access Vitamin D Deficiency Research

Barriers in adult vitamin D service provision by health care workers: a qualitative study in three ecologies of Ethiopia

Wubegzier Mekonnen, Yeweyenhareg Feleke, Wubetsh Asnake, Yakob Desalegn, Jemal Haidar, Biruk Lambisso, Tewabech Zewdie

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