Abstract In North Africa, overnutrition has dramatically increased with the nutrition transition
while micronutrient deficiencies persist, resulting in clustering of opposite types of …

Introduction: Prevalence of obesity has increased steadily and markedly in both Westernized
and non-Westernized countries. Few studies have examined the relationship of …

Objective. To determine the prevalence of anemia and iron status among Chilean women of
childbearing age between 1981 and 2010. Materials and methods. Calculation of the …

Iron is an essential micronutrient for human health and inadequate intake may result in iron
deficiency (ID) or iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). Unlike other recent studies investigating …

Background: Rapid dietary and lifestyle changes produce a double burden of malnutrition.
The populations suffer from increasing over consumption of food, but continue to have high …

ABSTRACT Background African Americans are at increased risk of iron deficiency (ID) but
also have higher serum ferritin (SF) concentrations than those of the general population. The …

Purpose Two objectives were investigated:(1) to assess the risk of micronutrient deficiencies
in relation to weight status in Indian women with a focus on iron but also including zinc …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between serum iron and body composition in a
multiracial adult cohort. METHODS: The analysis consisted of 670 participants on whom …

Objective: To compare the odds of anaemia in overweight and obese (OVWT)(body mass
index (BMI)⩾ 25) versus non-overweight (non-OVWT)(BMI< 25) women in three countries at …

Background In developing countries, deficiencies in essential micronutrients are common,
particularly in pregnant women. Although, biochemical indicators of diet and nutrition are …