Are low intakes and deficiencies in iron, vitamin A, zinc, and iodine of public health concern in Ethiopian, Kenyan, Nigerian, and South African children and …

R Harika, M Faber, F Samuel… - Food and nutrition …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To perform a systematic review to evaluate iron, vitamin A, zinc, and iodine status
and intakes in children and adolescents (0-19 years) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South …

Overnutrition is a risk factor for iron, but not for zinc or vitamin A deficiency in children and young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Tan, PY Tan, YY Gong, JB Moore - BMJ Global Health, 2024 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Traditionally associated with undernutrition, increasing evidence suggests
micronutrient deficiencies can coexist with overnutrition. Therefore, this work aimed to …

[PDF][PDF] The effects of anemia education using web-based she smart to improve knowledge, attitudes, and practice in adolescent girls

E Ernawati, YS Baso, H Hidayanty, S Syarif… - International Journal of …, 2022 - academia.edu
Anemia is a state of hemoglobin levels in the bloodless than normal numbers according to
the sex and age group. The impact of anemia in adolescents is a decrease in achievement …

Dietary practices, nutrient adequacy, and nutrition status among adolescents in boarding high schools in the kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

C Nicholaus, HD Martin, N Kassim… - Journal of Nutrition …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A cross‐sectional study was conducted to assess dietary practices, nutrient adequacy, and
nutrition status among 164 adolescents aged between 16 and 19 years in boarding …

Prevalence and predictors of under-nutrition among school children in a rural South-eastern Nigerian community: a cross sectional study

RNB Ayogu, IC Afiaenyi, EU Madukwe, EA Udenta - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background School children in developing countries like Nigeria are faced with numerous
nutrition and health problems. Lack of functional school health and nutrition programmes in …

Fortification of sugar: a call for action

KO Iwuozor, PS Mbamalu, BO Olaniyi, VU Anyanwu… - Sugar Tech, 2022 - Springer
The insufficiency of nutrients in man's diet has led to an increase in food fortification in recent
times. Sugar, a commodity widely consumed globally and used in the production of a wide …

[图书][B] Child malnutrition in Nigeria: evidence from Kwara State

O Kuku-Shittu, O Onabanjo, O Fadare, M Oyeyemi - 2016 - books.google.com
Poverty and a lack of awareness seem to be at the heart of the problem of childhood
malnutrition in Nigeria. Until the socioeconomic status of the vast majority of Nigerians …

Contribution of school meals to the recommended nutrient and energy intake of children enrolled in the National Homegrown School Feeding Program in Zaria …

H Zailani, OA Owolabi, AB Sallau - Archives de Pédiatrie, 2023 - Elsevier
Background A poor nutritional status in children results in reduced physical and mental
health and poor academic performance. The National Homegrown School Feeding Program …

Nutrient intake in children 4–13 years old in Ibadan, Nigeria

M Tassy, AL Eldridge, RA Sanusi, O Ariyo… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The paucity of adequate data on dietary and nutrient intakes of school-age children is a
barrier to addressing malnutrition and associated risks in Nigeria. This study included 955 …

Global trends in the availability of dietary data in low and middle-income countries

VP de Quadros, A Balcerzak, P Allemand, RF de Sousa… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Individual-level quantitative dietary data can provide suitably disaggregated information to
identify the needs of all population sub-groups, which can in turn inform agricultural …