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Acceptable food products processed from underutilized crop
(Research Gate, 2017)
Underutilized crops are rich in micronutrients but are only cultivated at subsistence level (1). Food processing
technologies, particularly at household level, are challenging and often not applicable to traditional crops ...
Comparison of home fortification with two iron formulations among Kenyan children: Rationale and design of a placebo-controlled non-inferiority trial
(Elsevier, 2017-09-01)
Introduction
Home fortification powders containing iron and other micronutrients have been recommended by World Health Organisation to prevent iron deficiency anaemia in areas of high prevalence. There is evidence, however, ...
Diagnostic utility of zinc protoporphyrin to detect iron deficiency in Kenyan preschool children: a community-based survey
(BioMed Central, 2017-12-01)
Background
Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) has been used to screen and manage iron deficiency in individual children, but it has also been recommended to assess population iron status. The diagnostic utility of ZPP used in ...
Paradigm shift: efficient and cost effective real-time nutritional assessment technique
(AFRICAN SCHOLARLY SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS TRUST (ASSCAT), 2017)
For several decades, nutritional anthropometry has been used in the assessment of
nutritional status and growth monitoring for individuals and at population level.
Techniques, equipment and standardization procedures ...
Daily home fortification with iron as ferrous fumarate versus NaFeEDTA: a randomised, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial in Kenyan children
(BioMed Central, 2017-12-01)
Background
We aimed to show the non-inferiority of home fortification with a daily dose of 3 mg iron in the form of iron as ferric sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (NaFeEDTA) compared with 12.5 mg iron as encapsulated ...