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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"complementary foods"”.
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The nutritive, rheological and sensory quality of selected indigenous complementary foods used for 6 – 24 months infants and young children in African communities
… nutritional value of mainly the indigenous/local complementary porridges (CPs), but also some commercially available complementary porridges (CACFs) fed to infants and young children. The flow properties (viscosity) of common indigenous/locally available African CPs (n = 8) plus CACFs (n = 23) …
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Avaliação da introdução precoce da alimentação complementar em crianças menores de 6 meses em João Pessoa - PB
… aimed to evaluate the early introduction of complementary feeding in children less than six months in the city of João Pessoa. Cohort study conducted in two public hospitals of reference in the city, where 222 mothers, between 19 and 35 years, and their children, were followed. Interviews …
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Feeding Practices of Mothers in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia
… are deficient in vitamins and minerals and complementary foods are introduced too early. Breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for infants until 6 months of age. A survey of 50 Mongolian mothers with children under the age of 5 in the town of Sainshand, Dornogobi, was conducted in …
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The effect of Moringa Oleifera leaves and termite (Isoptera) powders on nutritional and sensory properties of an instant-maize porridge
… from MO leaves and termite could be used in complementary foods and food supplements to increase protein and mineral contents.
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Infant Feeding Practices of HIV positive Mothers in Lusaka District
… breastfeeding for six months and introduction of complementary foods between six and nine months while continuing with breastfeeding up to two years. Only 40% of infants less than six months of age are exclusively breastfed in Zambia (Central Statistical Office et al, 2002).The objective of the …
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Infant Feeding Practices of HIV positive Mothers in Lusaka District
… breastfeeding for six months and introduction of complementary foods between six and nine months while continuing with breastfeeding up to two years. Only 40% of infants less than six months of age are exclusively breastfed in Zambia (Central Statistical Office et al, 2002).The objective of the …
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Exploring parental attitudes and practices during complementary feeding
… have the opportunity to access information on complementary feeding (also referred to as weaning) through the health services. Parental adherence to the weaning guidelines however, has been assessed to be unsatisfactory on a national level. A big challenge therefore for researchers working in …
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Growth Analysis of Mixed Ancestry Infants Aged 0 – 18 months, South Africa
… circumference only; household occupancy and age complementary foods were introduced, for length and weight; explaining some growth trajectory variance within this cohort. Although most of these infants fell within the WHO growth standard norm, the negative age-standardised results for infants …
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Improving Nutrition in Nepal: An analysis of food environments, behavioral determinants of consumption, and costs of a multisectoral nutrition program
… sub-optimal. Increased consumption of processed foods high in sugar, salt, and fat in conjunction with low dietary diversity and micronutrient deficiency lead to poor overall diets and nutritional outcomes. Understanding external and personal drivers of infant and young child feeding practices …
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Infant and child feeding practices: Analyses of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding in Namibia
… associated with exclusive breast feeding and complementary feeding among infant (0-6 months) and young children (0-24 months) feeding practices in Namibia. A quantitative cross-sectional research design was used based on the 2013 Namibia Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). To determine …
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African starchy foods, gastric emptying, and starch digestion in Malian stunted children
… of traditional sorghum and millet-based African foods of the Sahelian region (couscous, thick and thin porridges made from millet and/or sorghum) were compared to those of non-traditional "modern" foods that are mostly consumed in urban areas using a non-invasive 13C-labelled octanoic acid breath …
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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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Development and evaluation of processing technologies to improve the utilization of soybean products and enhance the nutritional value of foods in Sub-Saharan Africa
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-08-01
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Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) practice by trained health workers ( A baseline study)
… about the frequency of breastfeeding and other complementary foods. Despite most of the caretakers having received counseling, only 94(67%) of them were asked checking questions to confirm the understanding of instructions and advice given.Out of the 30 health facilities visited 10(30%) had no …
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Integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) practice by trained health workers ( A baseline study)
… about the frequency of breastfeeding and other complementary foods. Despite most of the caretakers having received counseling, only 94(67%) of them were asked checking questions to confirm the understanding of instructions and advice given.Out of the 30 health facilities visited 10(30%) had no …
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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
… exploiting difficult to digest or high fiber foods that also may contain plant secondary compounds, howlers are considered energy-limited. While howler monkeys do consume a leaf-heavy diet during certain seasons of the year, and possess certain anatomical and physiological traits such as a …
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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 …