BACKGROUND Complementary feeding (CF) contributes to child growth and development, but few CF programs are delivered at scale. Alive & Thrive addressed this in Bangladesh through intensified interpersonal counseling (IPC), mass media (MM), and community mobilization (CM). OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate the impact of providing IPC + MM + CM (intensive) compared with standard nutrition...

BACKGROUND Vegetarian diets, by definition, are rich in vegetables and so may have high levels of nitrates, that can elicit both positive or negative effects on the human body. Exposure to nitrates can thus be potentially higher for this population group. OBJECTIVE To estimate dietary nitrates intakes in Polish vegetarians and compare these with the Polish average. MATERIAL AND METHODS A sa...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Inappropriate complementary feeding is a major cause of child malnutrition and death. This study determined the complementary feeding knowledge, practices, minimum dietary diversity, and acceptable diet among mothers of under-five children in an urban Local Government Area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. METHODS This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted...

AbstractWasting is a form of acute malnutrition characterized by significant and rapid weight loss resulting from inadequate food intake infectious diseases. This study was to investigate the factors associated with wasting in children aged 6–23 months dominant factor among these. The followed cross-sectional design. A total sample 261 selected using multistage random sampling 13 integrated hea...

Abstract Background After the first 6 months breast milk is no longer sufficient to meet nutritional needs of infant. Therefore, complementary foods should be added child’s diet. Feeding children with a diversified diet practiced improperly in developing countries including Ethiopia particularly rural community Amhara region. However, limited information was documented on communities and data w...