Introduction: Complementary feeding is defined as the process starting when breast milk no longer sufficient to meet nutritional requirements of infants then other foods and liquids are needed, along with milk. This study was conducted assess complementary practice among mothers 6-23 months aged children. Methods: A cross-sectional in Kathmandu 240 children attending pediatric outpatient depart...

The period from conception to 24 months of age is a crucial window for nutrition interventions. Personalized maternal counseling may improve childbirth outcomes, growth, and health. We assessed the effectiveness of facility-based personalized maternal nutrition counseling (from pregnancy to 18 months after birth) in improving child growth and health in rural Burkina Faso. We conducted a paired ...

Although the examination of latitudinal gradients of species richness is common, little attention has been devoted to other components of biodiversity such as phenetic diversity. Because the phenotype reflects aspects of an organism’s environment, ecological relationships and evolutionary history, measures of phenetic diversity likely provide complimentary information to that of species richnes...

Household food security is an important measure of well-being. Although it may not encapsulate all dimensions of poverty, the inability of households to obtain access to enough food for an active, healthy life is surely an important component of their poverty. Accordingly, devising an appropriate measure of food security outcomes is useful in order to identify the food insecure, assess the seve...

F or primates, humans have pretty peculiar diets. Most often, our food intake includes large amounts of starchy plant food, together, particularly in developed countries, with considerable quantities of vertebrate muscle and other soft tissues. No other large primate eats like this. Instead, our near relatives tend to obtain most of their calories from the simple sugars in fruits and most of th...

The health of children in Ghana has improved in recent years. However, the current prevalence rates of malnutrition remain above internationally acceptable levels. This study, therefore, revisits the determinants of child health by using Ghana's Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey to investigate the effect of infant feeding practices on child health. We used the World Health Organization's Infant...

BackgroundVitamin A deficiency is major concern especially for the children living in developing countries. According to UNICEF around one third of are not receiving supplementation Vitamin they need.AimThe present study focuses on among aged 12–59 months India by analysing data from latest nutritional survey.MethodsThe Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS), conducted during 2016–18, d...

investigating species diversity and richness is essential for defining conservation priorities. in addition, determining landscape parameters influencing species diversity and richness is important for selecting and designing parks and protected areas. kohgiluyeh & boyer ahmad province is a mountainous region, comprises hills, mounds, forests and plains. this vast province has high species dive...

The human gut harbours diverse and abundant microbes, forming a complex ecological system that interacts with host and environmental factors. In this article, we summarise recent advances in microbiome studies across both Western and non-Western populations, either in cross-sectional or longitudinal surveys, and over various age groups, revealing a considerable diversity and variability in the ...