BACKGROUND Low dietary quality and quantity and inappropriate feeding practices can cause undernutrition. Poor nutritional status in early childhood is associated with growth faltering. The objective of the study was to assess the potential of community-based nutrition education to improve height-for-age z-scores in children 6-23 months of age. METHODS AND FINDINGS We carried out a cluster-ra...

INTRODUCTION Few studies have investigated the relationship between dietary pattern and household food insecurity. The objective of the present analysis was to describe the food consumption patterns and to relate these with the prevalence of food insecurity in the context of a rural community. METHODOLOGY Three hundred and seven (307) randomly selected households in Kilosa district participat...

conclusions it seems that dietary quality indices may be associated with nafld. calcium, vitamin d, and antioxidant micronutrients intake might be lower among patients with nafld based on this case-control study. further prospective studies should be conducted in this regard. results patients with nafld had higher body mass index, weight and waist circumference compared to the healthy group (p ...

OBJECTIVE Diet in adolescence is important not only because of adolescents' rapid growth but also due to its influence on future chronic diseases. On the other hand, dietary quality indices are noteworthy and useful approaches to evaluate dietary intakes. Thus the present study was conducted to assess dietary quality indices in adolescents. DESIGN Cross-sectional. Settings The data were colle...

BACKGROUND Optimum nutrition and good feeding practices amongst infants and young children are the key determinants of growth for a healthy life. Dietary diversity is considered to be a reliable and easy-to-measure proxy variable to assess young children's feeding practices for dietary adequacy and nutritional intake. This research aims to examine the current practices of dietary diversity amon...

BACKGROUND Nutrition-sensitive interventions supporting enhanced household food production have potential to improve child dietary quality. However, heterogeneity in market access may cause systematic differences in program effectiveness depending on household wealth and child age. Identifying these effect modifiers can help development agencies specify and target their interventions. OBJECTI...