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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"complementary food"”.
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Some Like It Hot: The Effect of Serving Temperature on Perceived Caloric Content and Intent to Purchase Complementary Food
… bias, </em>which is defined as the belief that a food or beverage served hot has more calories and is considered more fattening than the same item served cold. Six studies, including an observational field study and follow-up controlled experiments, demonstrate that people indeed hold the serving …
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Are Community Food Assistance Programs Meeting the Needs Of Food-Insecure Households in Pittsburgh's North Side Neighborhoods?
… with three householders and three community food program managers were conducted to explore if food assistance programs meet the needs of residents in Pittsburgh's North Side neighborhoods. Findings show that insufficient income is the main factor contributing to household food insecurity. …
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Complementary feeding practices, nutrient intake, and iron status of Māori, Pasifika, and other infants in Aotearoa New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nutritional Science, Massey University, Albany, Aotearoa New Zealand
… from a solely milk-based diet to sharing family foods at around 12 months of age is a critical time for infants. Complementary feeding practices, from the age of introduction to complementary foods, method of feeding (baby-led weaning vs. traditional spoon-feeding), use of the novel baby food …
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Studies of the nutritional quality of commercial ‘ready to eat‘ infant foods in the United Kingdom
… data with respect to the nutritional quality of complementary foods manufactured in the UK for infants and young children. The primary objective of this study was to examine the nutritional value of ‘ready to feed‘ complementary infant foods on the UK market in order to ascertain their …
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Primate nutritional ecology: the role of food selection, energy intake, and nutrient balancing in Mexican black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) foraging strategies
… and reproductive success. However, understanding food selection is a complex task, and it requires integrating information on physiology, behavior, and the ecological and social environments in which the animals live. In this dissertation, I examined the nutritional ecology of Mexican black howler …
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Effects of carbohydrates on iron metabolism in intestinal and liver cells
… containing sweet potato (SP) infant complementary food with 240 % more fructose compared with a low fructose SP food had significantly higher ferritin levels by 30 %, but ferritin was still relatively low compared to a commercial weaning food (50 % less), possibly secondary to high …
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Factors influencing migrant maternal and infant nutrition in Cape Town, South Africa
… of maternal nutrition involved documenting foods consumed during pregnancy, as well as investigating the motivations that undergird nutrition during this period. The findings related to migrant maternal nutrition affirmed and built on previous research, which suggested that pregnant women …