Zinc: the missing link in combating micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries

RS Gibson - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2006 - cambridge.org
The first cases of human Zn deficiency were described in the 1960s in the Middle East.
Nevertheless, it was not until 2002 that Zn deficiency was included as a major risk factor in …

[HTML][HTML] Sharply higher rates of iron deficiency in obese Mexican women and children are predicted by obesity-related inflammation rather than by differences in …

AC Cepeda-Lopez, SJM Osendarp… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background: Obese individuals may be at increased risk of iron deficiency (ID), but it is
unclear whether this is due to poor dietary iron intakes or to adiposity-related inflammation …

Estimating the global prevalence of inadequate zinc intake from national food balance sheets: effects of methodological assumptions

KR Wessells, GM Singh, KH Brown - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background The prevalence of inadequate zinc intake in a population can be estimated by
comparing the zinc content of the food supply with the population's theoretical requirement …

Estimating the prevalence of iron deficiency in the first two years of life: technical and measurement issues

BM Cameron, LM Neufeld - Nutrition reviews, 2011 - academic.oup.com
National-level data on iron deficiency is not available for most countries and many rely on
the prevalence of anemia as a proxy estimate, assuming that approximately 50% of anemia …

Skeletal evidence of structural violence among undocumented migrants from Mexico and Central America

JS Beatrice, A Soler, RC Reineke… - American journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives We examine the prevalence and sociodemographic risk factors of skeletal
indicators of stress in forensic samples of undocumented migrants from Mexico and Central …

The overlap of overweight and anaemia among women in three countries undergoing the nutrition transition

CL Eckhardt, LE Torheim, E Monterrubio… - European journal of …, 2008 - nature.com
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 …

Neurotoxicants, micronutrients, and social environments: Individual and combined effects on children's development

L Hubbs-Tait, JR Nation, NF Krebs… - … Science in the Public …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Systematic research evaluating the separate and interacting impacts of neurotoxicants,
micronutrients, and social environments on children's cognition and behavior has only …

[PDF][PDF] Energy and nutrient consumption in adults: analysis of the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006

S Barquera, L Hernández-Barrera… - salud pública de …, 2009 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To describe energy and nutrient intake in adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS:
The 2006 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey is a nationally representative cross …

Micronutrient malnutrition, obesity, and chronic disease in countries undergoing the nutrition transition: potential links and program/policy implications

CL Eckhardt - 2006 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Background: The nutrition transition occurring in many developing countries may invite the
misconception that diets are moving entirely away from undernutrition toward problems of …

[PDF][PDF] Conclusions from the Mexican National Nutrition Survey 1999: translating results into nutrition policy

JA Rivera, J Sepúlveda Amor - salud pública de méxico, 2003 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: This article presents and overview of the main results and conclusions from the
Mexican National Nutrition Survey 1999 (NNS-1999) and the principal nutrition policy …