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Relationship between breastfeeding and obesity in childhood
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2012A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the weight status and the relationship of infant-feeding variables, birth weight and birth order with BMI in a group of Iranian children. Five hundred and eleven students of both sexes at the first grade in elementary schools (aged 7 years) were recruited randomly from all 19 educational districts of Tehran.DocumentStudies since 2005 on South African primary schoolchildren suggest lower anaemia prevalence in some regions
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2013The objective of this study was to report on the iron status of South African primary schoolchildren, as reported in independent studies conducted since the last National Food Consumption Survey-Fortification Baseline (NFCS-FB) in 2005.DocumentFood insecurity, health and nutritional status among sample of palm-plantation households in Malaysia
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2012Food insecurity is a worldwide problem and has been shown to contribute to poor health and nutritional outcomes. In Malaysia, poor dietary intake, overweight and obesity, diabetes mellitus, and hypercholesterolaemia have been reported to be more prevalent in females compared to males and in Indians compared to other ethnic groups.DocumentIodized salt consumption in Sudan: present status and future directions
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2012Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Control Programme in Sudan adopted salt iodisation as the long-term strategy in 1994. In 2000, it was found that less than 1% of households were using adequately-iodised salt. The objectives of this study are to:DocumentSecular trends in growth of preschool children from rural Maharashtra, India
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2012Positive secular trends in body dimensions and growth rate have been apparent all over the world in both genders during the last century. The extent of secular changes has, however, varied during different periods in different populations and in intensity.DocumentAn evaluation of mid day meal scheme
2012With the twin objectives of improving health and education of the poor children, India has embarked upon an ambitious scheme of providing mid day meals (MDM) in the government and government-assisted primary schools.DocumentVitamin D for prevention of respiratory tract infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Europe PMC Article - Europe PubMed Central
2012This systematic review aims to explore the effect of vitamin D supplementation in prevention of respiratory tract infections on the basis of published clinical trials. The trials reviewed studied the difference in the occurance of respiritory tract infections between groups given vitamin D and groups given a placebo.DocumentNutrition and the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals: a technical note
UN, 2014This technical note describes the many pathways by which nutrition can play a key role in promoting achievement of the various SDGs, and howDocumentNutrition and the post 2015 sustainable development goals
UN, 2014Explicit attention to nutrition is needed as the world seeks to accelerate and sustain recent gains in nutrition, and to expand these to include places and people who have been left behind. Action is urgently needed, and so is a more prominent role for nutrition across the SDGs.OrganisationPublic Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) is a public private initiative that has collaboratively evolved through consultations with multiple constituencies including Indian and international acPages