background: food aid programs are strategies that aim to improve nutritional status and to tackle food insecurity. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of a national food supplementary program for children on households’ food security. methods: the study sample included 359 mothers of children aged 6–72 months under the coverage of the program in two provinces of iran. demographic and socioe...

a total of 250 mothers were interviewed in kashan health centers in 1995 to obtain information on their knowledge, attitude, and practice (k.a.p) regarding supplementary feeding (sf) of their 6-24 month old children. the k, a and p regarding the kind of the first sf. were desirable in 29.2%, 72.8% and 31.6% of the mothers respectively. the corresponding percentages for the time of introduction ...

BACKGROUND Food aid programs are strategies that aim to improve nutritional status and to tackle food insecurity. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a National Food Supplementary Program for Children on households' food security. METHODS The study sample included 359 mothers of children aged 6-72 months under the coverage of the program in two provinces of Iran. Demographic and socioe...

About two-thirds of the 6.1 billion people living in globe rely on healing power plant-based materials. ‘Nutraceuticals’ are apart from herbal items, dietary supplements, certain diets, and processed foods like cereals, soups, drinks that used for medical purposes addition to being a source nourishment. It plays vital role day life example green tea. involves probiotics prebiotics, medicinal in...

BACKGROUND In Bangladesh, as in other developing countries, protein-energy malnutrition is mostprevalent among children during weaning. After weaning, children are often fed cereal-based diluted low-calorie porridge, resulting in growth-faltering. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect on food intake of adding amylase-rich flour (ARF) from germinated wheat to supplementary food among children in nine...

Food-based safety net programs support adequate consumption and contribute to assuring livelihoods. They differ from other safety net programs in that they are tied to the provision of food, either directly, or through cash-like instruments (food stamps, coupons) that may be used to purchase food. Since food provided through a safety net program may be substituted for a household’s current cons...

Among those who participate in federal food assistance programs, children comprise an overwhelming portion. While children represent only a quarter of the US population, they account for 40 percent of Americans in poverty and almost 70 percent of those on welfare. Unfortunately, this puts children at a disproportionate risk for an abundance of adverse outcomes – ranging from minor health proble...