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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"food fortification"”.
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An Ethical assessment of food fortification in Zambia
… Zambia efforts have been made to fortify various foods. Despite these efforts the micronutrient deficiency diseases are still prevalent. This research’s main focus is to evaluate the programme of food fortification in Zambia from an ethical point of view, hence the title: “An Ethical Assessment of …
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An Ethical assessment of food fortification in Zambia
… Zambia efforts have been made to fortify various foods. Despite these efforts the micronutrient deficiency diseases are still prevalent. This research’s main focus is to evaluate the programme of food fortification in Zambia from an ethical point of view, hence the title: “An Ethical Assessment of …
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Development and validation of a general nutrition knowledge questionnaire for adults in Uganda
… knowledge on Expert recommendations (16 items), Food groups (70 items), Selecting food (10 items), Relationship of nutrition and disease (23 items) and Food fortification (14 items). The draft GNKQ was reviewed twice by a panel of five experts. Face validation took place in between expert reviews …
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Prevention of Iron-Polyphenol Complex Formation in Iron Fortified Tea
The fortification of black tea with iron has the potential to reduce the prevalence of iron deficiency in the developing world. Tea is an ideal vehicle for food fortification because it is centrally processed, is the most consumed beverage globally, aside from water, and is consumed in regular …
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Some studies of the chemistry and technology of soupfin shark liver oil
… the war years it has been used extensively for food fortification in England and Europe, and this will probably be continued for several years. It is very difficult to estimate the annual world consumption of vitamin A, but we know that in America 67 x 10¹² International Units (I. U.) were used …
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The effect of leucine and dileucine ingestion on muscle protein turnover in healthy young men
… to potentiate MPS. Beyond single amino acids, food proteins also contain dipeptides. Little is known, however, about the anabolic and catabolic effects of dipeptides, whose uptake rates have been shown to be faster than corresponding free amino acid. As such, uncovering how dipeptides impact …
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Metabolic engineering of the pterin branch of folate synthesis by over-expression of a GTP cyclohydrolase I in peanut
… disease, and anemia. In the US enriched food products including bread, pasta, and cereal are fortified with folic acid, the synthetic analog of folate. While effective in reducing NTDs, this practice is costly and not economically practical in developing countries. Folate …
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Poor vitamin D status, obesity and associated health outcomes: focus on groups at risk
… as appropriate vitamin D supplementation and food fortification, interventions for the prevention and management of overweight and obesity, and optimising the management of chronic diseases. Policies that include strategies to prevent and address these areas of concern have the potential to …
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An investigation of the drivers of sustainable market development for high-nutrient staple crops – the case of vitamin A-rich sweet potato in Zambézia, Mozambique
… also at risk. Lack of access to vitamin A-rich foods contributes to the 35 percent child-mortality rate. Numerous efforts have been made to overcome this through vaccination and food fortification but these often do not reach enough children from rural households and are not cost-effective. A …
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Assessment of neural tube deffects in two Northern Namibia hospitals: Incidence, seasonal variation, risk factors and prevention strategies for folate sensitive defects
… folate supplementations + Vit B12 and food fortification for all childbearing women in a sustainable way.
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Management of Myelomeningocele in Namibia
… There is no report on the extent of folate fortification in the Namibian diet. Discussion/Conclusion In this study of the management of MMC in Namibia, we described demographics, management, captured gaps and limitations. The age of repair needs to be improved upon to approach international …
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Stability of micronutrients in nutrigems during cooking and accelerated storage
… still persists. We have developed Nutrigems, a food-based micronutrient delivery vehicle which represents a simple technology to provide critical micronutrients to children using the food service logistics of an on-going school lunch program in developing countries. This thesis work was aimed at …
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Public health nutrition intervention to evaluate the nutritional impact of the Ghana School Feeding Programme in Lower Manya Krobo (LMK) district, and enhancing its effectiveness through a nutrition intervention
… the school meals as their main stable source of food for the day however there have been several reports of lack of nutritional impact of the due to the dependence on non-indigenous foods. The aim of this study was to develop school meals (SCm) for the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) in the …
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A biscuit fortified with iron, iodine and B-carotene as a strategy to address micronutrient deficiencies in primary school children
… deficiencies include high-dose supplementation, food fortification, dietary diversification and nutrition education. The aim of this research was to evaluate a micronutrient-fortified biscuit as a strategy to address micronutrient deficiencies in primary school children from a poor rural …
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Nutritional intake, body composition, plasma lipids and fat-soluble vitamins, red blood cell fatty acid profile and behaviour of Omani school children
… micronutrients. The available data on daily food intake and its impact on micro- and macro-nutrients are scanty in the Arab world. Obtaining these data is especially important in light of the growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer …
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Development of a processing technology for the in-situ fortification of nixtamalized corn in rural Guatemala
… Guatemala. Strategies to target IDA, including food fortification and supplementation, have been used with limited impact in low income, rural populations. Food insecurity, reduced dietary diversity, diets rich in Fe absorption inhibitors and low consumption of animal products and fortified …
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Controlled fortification of apple chips by osmotic dehydration
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-08-01
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Essays on the Economics of Food and Agricultural Technology
Technological adoption in food and agricultural systems has long been recognized as a major driver of productivity growth, structural transformation, and welfare improvement. This dissertation examines technology adoption and its welfare implications across nutrition and agricultural production. …
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Fortification of food products : a consumer perspective
Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management Sciences Marketing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2019.