Methods A specific questionnaire was filled-out by 107 patients and their mothers which attend the Food Allergy Centre, Padua, Veneto. The patients (mean age 4.6) were divided into two groups: the first included 72 preschoolchildren from 0 to 5 years (mean 2.7), while the second group was made-up of 35 children from 6 to 11 (mean 8.46). A descriptive analysis was completed to investigate the nu...

BACKGROUND Posyandu, or pos pelayanan terpadu (integrated service post), is a community-based activity for health services in Indonesia. According to the Indonesian Basic Health Survey, the prevalence of children under five in Indonesia who suffered from being underweight was 19.6 %. The wasting was 12.1 % and the stunting was 37.2 % in 2013, and these values have not changed greatly from 2007;...

Insufficient intake of dairy products is a nutritional problem of concern in China. However, the knowledge, attitude, and practice of consuming dairy products in the Chinese population remain unknown. A total of 1739 subjects from eight cities in China participated in this study. A questionnaire was used to measure knowledge of and attitude toward dairy. A semi-food intake frequency questionnai...

Every innovation is targeted towards adoption; a process which involves several levels of risks. Bio-fortified Vitamin A cassava variety is an innovation targeted not only to solve the yield of farmers but to increase the nutritional intake of Nigerian household. The research specifically seeks to investigate; the risks involved in the adoption of vitamin A cassava variety; the risk attitude of...

Mothers as the main caregivers of children in providing feeding practices must be based on knowledge, attitudes, and good practices. The purpose this study was to see effect stunting prevention through participatory counseling regarding application balanced nutrition toddlers by involving local preachers mother's nutritional intake locus village, Gedong Tataan district. This researchwasquasi-ex...