BACKGROUND The dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern reduces blood pressure. However, there is little information about the relationship between DASH and coronary heart diseases. This study aimed to assess the relationship between a DASH-style diet adherence score and coronary heart diseases (CHD) in patients referring for coronary angiography. METHODS In this study, ...

Climate change and extreme weather conditions remain major threats to the attainment of well-being outcomes such as food security in sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, it is critical identify promote resilient value chains order ensure wave drought. This study seeks evaluate effects participating indigenous chicken markets on smallholder farmers’ nutrition terms household dietary diversity score. Cross-...

Abstract This paper analyses the impact of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies on household dietary diversity and food insufficiency as indicators nutrition security in Kenya. Using a combination Propensity Score Matching endogenous treatment effect approaches, we found that adoption stress-tolerant varieties several crops (such bean, pigeon pea, cowpea, maize sorghum) improved score b...

This is a descriptive study on nutritional status of Orang Asli (Che Wong tribe) adults in Krau Wildlife Reserve. Twenty-six households, comprising 29 men and 28 women,participated in the study. Dietary diversity was assessed using food frequency questionnaire with 37 food groups. Weight, height and waist circumference were measured using standard instruments. The mean age for men and women was...

Empirical studies show that smallholder farmers can benefit from collective action by improving their crop production and access to better markets. Although there are numerous on the effects of marketing staple crops, such studies, particularly analysis gender action, scarce for underutilized crops as baobab. To address this gap, we estimate impacts cooperative membership baobab income food sec...

BACKGROUND School Feeding Program (SFP) is a targeted safety net program designed to provide educational and health benefits to vulnerable children. However, limited evidence exists regarding the effect of the intervention on the nutritional status and school attendance of children. The study is aimed at examining the effects of SFP on dietary diversity, nutritional status and class attendance ...

Background: Nutritional status of women is particularly important, because it is through women and their offspring that the pernicious effects of malnutrition are propagated to future generations. The extra calories and nutrients required to support breastfeeding makes lactating mothers among groups with special nutritional needs. Nevertheless, many African lactating mothers, including Ethiopia...