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  Secular trends in growth of preschool children from rural Maharashtra, India

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2012

  Positive 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.
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  Prevalence of household-level food insecurity and its determinants in an urban resettlement colony in North India

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  An adequate food intake, in terms of quantity and quality, is a key to healthy life. Malnutrition is the most serious consequence of food insecurity and has a multitude of health and economic implications. India has the world’s largest population living in slums, and these have largely been underserved areas.
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  Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity among urban Saudi adolescents: gender and regional variations

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  The nutrition transition with associated lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases has rapidly reached many developing countries, including Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the objective of this study is to examine the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity among Saudi adolescents.
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  Vitamin B12 levels of subjects aged 0-24 year(s) in Konya, Turkey

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  Research reports indicate that vitamin B12 levels show racial differences, which suggests that using the reference ranges of varied populations may lead to inaccurate results. This study aims to determine normal serum levels of vitamin B12 among children and young people in the Konya region of Turkey.
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  Dietary quality maintained among overweight Brazilian women enrolled in a primary healthcare service

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  Food consumption assessment is essential for understanding the relationship between diet and morbidity/mortality events and for providing information about the determinants of food intake, which, in turn, leads to the identification of population groups at risk, making it subsequently possible to propose public health policies or programmes.
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  Major dietary patterns in relation to stunting among children in Tehran, Iran

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2013

  To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no information is available to link major dietary patterns to stunting during childhood, although dietary patterns are associated with chronic diseases. This study is conducted to determine the relationship between major dietary patterns and stunting in the first grade pupils of Tehran in 2009.
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  Impact of individual, household and community characteristics on children’s nutritional indicators

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  Owing to the high prevalence of malnutrition worldwide, children aged 0-5 year(s) have received much programming attention. The focus of such interventions is on reducing the prevalence of malnutrition; thus, these interventions give children a fair chance of survival, growth, and development. Typically, most interventions target all under-five children.
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  Obesity epidemic in Brazil and Argentina: a public health concern

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  The obesity epidemic is rapidly advancing in South America, leading to inevitable health consequences. Argentinian and Brazilian health policies try to become adapted to the new economic and social framework that follows from this epidemic. It is in incipient and ineffective control so far since the prevalence of obesity was not restrained.
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  Relationship between mothers’ nutritional knowledge in childcare practices and the growth of children living in impoverished rural communities

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  The prevalence of chronic malnutrition among under-five children remains persistently high in Ghana. For example, in the Northern Region of Ghana, 32.5% of children below five years are stunted, 12.9% wasted, and 21.8% underweight. Inadequate childcare practices are fundamental to addressing malnutrition among children.
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  Leaf concentrate fortification of antenatal protein calorie snacks improves pregnancy outcomes

  Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2014

  Ready-to-eat (RTE) snacks are routinely distributed to pregnant women in India. These provide protein and calories but are low in micronutrients. The study investigates whether RTE snacks fortified with leaf concentrate (LC) could improve pregnancy outcomes, including maternal haemoglobin (Hb) concentrations and infants’ birth weight.

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