Microbiological properties, anti-nutritional and nutritional composition of spontaneously and starter culture fermented malted acha flour

HO Hwabejire, PO Akpoghelie, GI Edo… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - Springer
Nutrients can be made bioavailable in foods through fermentation of such foods either
spontaneously or via starter cultures with consequent reduction in antinutrients. The effect of …

Breastfeeding Practices, Infant Formula Use, Complementary Feeding and Childhood Malnutrition: An Updated Overview of the Eastern Mediterranean Landscape

C Ibrahim, K Bookari, Y Sacre, L Hanna-Wakim… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: With increasing global rates of overweight, obesity and non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) along with undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, the Eastern …

[HTML][HTML] Priority micronutrient density of foods for complementary feeding of young children (6–23 months) in South and Southeast Asia

F Ortenzi, T Beal - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Given their high nutrient requirements and limited gastric capacity, young
children during the complementary feeding period (6-23 months) should be fed nutrient …

Feeding practices, dietary adequacy, and dietary diversities among caregivers with under-five children: A descriptive cross-section study in Dodoma region, Tanzania

WC Millanzi, PZ Herman, BA Ambrose - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Suboptimal feeding practices among caregivers contribute to nutritional-related
health problems in children in low and middle-income countries, such as Tanzania. The …

[PDF][PDF] Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors among Children 6–23 Months Old in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

S Mulatu, GB Mekonnen, YT Tsehay, ST Mamo… - Discovery …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Background: Feeding diversified food for children is the major indicator of nutritional quality
and adequacy that is crucial during the complementary feeding period for infants and young …

Minimum meal frequency practice and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months old in The Gambia: a multilevel mixed effect analysis

B Terefe, MM Jembere, B Abie Mekonnen - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
A proxy measure for a child's energy needs, minimum meal frequency (MMF) looks at how
often children were fed things other than breast milk. Infants and young children who do not …

Minimum dietary diversity and associated determinants among children aged 6–23 months in Pakistan

R Kumar, T Mahmood, N Naeem, SA Khan, M Hanif… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Pakistan is facing a high prevalence of malnutrition and Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD) is
one of the core indicators that remain below the recommended level. This study assesses …

Differential associations between body composition indices and neurodevelopment during early life in term-born infants: findings from the Pakistan cohort: Multi …

S Ariff, A Aamir, A Young, L Sikanderali… - European Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Objective We examined associations between fat free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM)
accretion during the first 1000 days of life and neurodevelopment in term-born, low-risk …

How did the use of the social marketing approach in Egyptian communities succeed in improving breastfeeding practices and infants' growth?

AM Metwally, WA Basha, GA Elshaarawy, SF Sallam… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Improving breastfeeding practices does not always link to interventions relying
only on improving nutrition awareness and education but needs cultural and behavioral …

[PDF][PDF] Association of minimum dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency with anthropometric parameters among children of 6 to 23 months of age attending …

KH Solanki, MA Parande, NM Salunke… - Int J Community Med …, 2022 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT Background: The age of 6–23 months is the golden period in the first 1000 days
of life. Insufficient quantities, frequencies, and inadequate quality of complementary feedings …