Nearly two-thirds of adults worldwide do not get enough of four essential nutrients, a new study finds. The findings published in the journal Lancet Global Health, It is part of a larger study investigating deficiencies in 15 critical micronutrients worldwide and their impact on human health. “These results are alarming,” Ty Beal, senior technical specialist… Read More »
A diet that promotes plant-based protein to help the environment now has a more humane argument: It can reduce your risk of dying from many major diseases. “This wasn’t just a cause of death. It was across the board,” said Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public… Read More »
Women of childbearing age (WCA) who include mangoes in their diets experience a significant improvement in diet quality and nutrient intake, according to a study that analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The study found that mango increased the intake of essential nutrients such as fibre, folate and vitamins that… Read More »
Soon BMC Public Health The study explores the consequences of low food diversity on children’s health and economy. To work: Food diversity: relationship to child health and the resulting economic burden. Image Credit: Mohammad Bash / Shutterstock.com Investigating the relationship between dietary diversity and childhood malnutrition. Millions of children under the age of five worldwide… Read More »
Early childhood is an important period in terms of learning about nutrition and acquiring healthy eating behaviors. Young children rely on their parents for food choices, and the availability of food in the home affects their dietary choices. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines changes in home food availability and nutritional… Read More »
Aliwo S, Fentie M, Awoke T, Gizaw Z. Dietary diversity practice and associated factors among pregnant women in North East Ethiopia. BMC Res Notes. 2019;12:123. Article PubMed PubMed Center Google Scholar Arimond M, Wiesmann D, Becquey E, Carriquiry A, Daniels M, Deitchler M, Fanou N, Ferguson E, Kennedy MJG, et al. Dietary diversity as a… Read More »
How many fast-food joints do you encounter throughout the day and what does this have to do with your health? Too muchsays Abigail Horn, a leading scientist at USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI). Horn led a multidisciplinary team that included researchers from three USC schools in Turkey (Viterbi School of Engineering; Dornsife College of Letters,… Read More »
This cross-sectional study was conducted in Kabul, a city with more than 160 health facilities and 22 municipalities. [13]. We used a multistage random sampling technique, in each district of Kabul (North, East, West and South), we first randomly selected a municipality and from each municipality we randomly selected a health center. Three comprehensive health… Read More »