Volume 17 Issue 1

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An assessment of progress toward universal salt iodization in Rajasthan, India, using iodine nutrition indicators in school-aged children and pregnant women from the same households

▪ Author : EA Ategbo, R Sankar, W Schultink, F van der Haar, CS Pandav
▪ Keyword : universal salt iodization, urinary iodine excretion, iodine, ban on non-iodized salt
▪ Content : Background: In Rajasthan, an Indian State with significant salt production, the sale of non-iodized salt for human consumption was banned in 1992.
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Suburban clustering of vitamin D deficiency in Melbourne, Australia

▪ Author : B Erbas, PR Ebeling, D Couch, JD Wark
▪ Keyword : vitamin D, ethnicity, young women
▪ Content : Objective: A high prevalence of mild to moderate vitamin D deficiency has been observed in women who have recently arrived from the horn of Africa and living in inner Melbourne.
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Effects of vitamin D fortified milk on vitamin D status in Mongolian school age children

▪ Author : D Ganmaa, U Tserendolgor, L Frazier, E Nakamoto, N Jargalsaikhan, J Rich-Edwards
▪ Keyword : milk, vitamin D deficiency, growth, rickets, Mongolia
▪ Content : Mongolians are at high risk for vitamin D deficiency because of their residence at northern latitude, reduced exposure to UV-B rays during the winter months, and a low availability of vitamin-D fortified foods
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Co-existing micronutrient deficiencies among stunted Cambodian infants and toddlers

▪ Author : VP Anderson, S Jack, D Monchy, N Hem, P Hok, KB Bailey, RS Gibson
▪ Keyword : anaemia, Cambodia, children, stunted, haemoglobinopathies, iron
▪ Content : The prevalence of malnutrition in Cambodia is among the highest in Southeast Asia, and diarrhea and pneumonia are the leading causes of death among children.
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Fatty acid profiles of blood lipids in a population group in Tibet: correlations with diet and environmental conditions

▪ Author : P Risé, F Marangoni, A Martiello, C Colombo, C Manzoni, C Marconi, F Cattabeni, C Galli
▪ Keyword : Tibetans, Italians, blood fatty acids, dietary fats, altitude
▪ Content : The aim of this study was to compare blood fatty acid profiles of two population groups: Italian and Tibetan, differing with regard to ethnic, life style and environmental aspects.
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Fish consumption and health in French Polynesia

▪ Author : E Dewailly, L Château-Degat, E Suhas
▪ Keyword : Seafood, mercury, selenium, omega-3 fatty acids, Polynesia
▪ Content : French Polynesians, like other remote maritime populations are intimately connected to the ocean which nourishes their daily life and culture.
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Dietary patterns and food choices of a population sample of adults on Guam

▪ Author : RS Pobocik, A Trager, LM Monson
▪ Keyword : dietary patterns, food, Guam, calcium, Chamorro
▪ Content : This study examined dietary patterns of adults on Guam. Four hundred subjects were selected via a multistage procedure to represent the island’s population.
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Bone mineral density of vegetarian and non-vegetarian adults in Taiwan

▪ Author : YF Wang, JS Chiu, MH Chuang, JE Chiu, CL Lin
▪ Keyword : diet, bone mineral density, osteoporosis, vegetarian, non-vegetarian
▪ Content : Diet is thought to be one of the leading causes of bone mineral loss in aging people. In this study, we explored the potential impact of a vegetarian diet on bone mineral density (BMD) in adult Taiwanese men and women.
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The relative impact of a vegetable-rich diet on key markers of health in a cohort of Australian adolescents

▪ Author : R Grant, Y Bilgin, C Zeuschner, T Guy, R Pearce, B Hokin, J Ashton
▪ Keyword : vegetarian, glucose, nuts, BMI, vitamin B12
▪ Content : Childhood obesity is a widespread health problem in Australia. Overweight in childhood can lead to adult overweight and the development of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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Application of refractometry to quality assurance monitoring of parenteral nutrition solutions

▪ Author : WK Chang, YC Chao, MK Yeh
▪ Keyword : refractometer, refractive index, quality assurance, nutrition, parenteral nutrition
▪ Content : Parenteral nutrition (PN) solution contains various concentrations of dextrose, amino acids, lipids, vitamins, electrolytes, and trace elements.
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The opportunities and challenges of evidence-based nutrition (EBN) in the Asia Pacific region: clinical practice and policy-setting

▪ Author : ML Wahlqvist, MS Lee, J Lau, KN Kuo, Cj Huang, WH Pan, HY Chang, R Chen, YC Huang
▪ Keyword : systematic reviews (SRs), clinical nutrition trials, portfolios of evidence, hierarchies of evidence
▪ Content : Evidence–based nutrition (EBN) has gained currency as part of the growing role of evidence-based medicine (EBM) to increase the validity, utility and cost-effectiveness of both clinical practice and, increasingly, public health endeavours.
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Dynamic shifts in Chinese eating behaviors

▪ Author : Z Wang, F Zhai, S Du, B Popkin
▪ Keyword : Socioeconomic status, eating behaviors, trends, diet survey, Chinese
▪ Content : The purpose of the study is to examine the dynamic eating behaviors of the Chinese people, focusing on snacking and the choice of cooking methods, and to identify the influences of socioeconomic factors on these eating behaviors.
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Obesity prevalence and time trend among youngsters in China, 1982-2002

▪ Author : Y Li, EG Schouten, X Hu, Z Cui, D Luan, G Ma
▪ Keyword : Chinese youngsters, overweight, obesity, trend, stunting
▪ Content : Purpose of present study is to describe the prevalence and trend of overweight and obesity, as well as its coexistence with stunting, among youngsters in China, from 1982 to 2002.
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Risk factors for excess body fatness in New Zealand children

▪ Author : JS Duncan, G Schofield, EK Duncan, EC Rush
▪ Keyword : obesity, ethnicity, diet, physical activity, sleep
▪ Content : Objective: To identify demographic and lifestyle risk factors for excess body fatness in a multiethnic sample of New Zealand children.
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Parent’s views of the importance of making changes in settings where children spend time to prevent obesity

▪ Author : D Crawford, A Timperio, K Campbell, C Hume, M Jackson, A Carver, K Hesketh, K Ball, J Salmon
▪ Keyword : kindergartens, schools, obesity prevention, perceptions, parents
▪ Content : Aim: To examine the kinds of changes parents would like to see in those settings where children spend time (kindergartens and schools, child care centres and after-school care facilities, and the local neighbourhood) in policies and practices that impact on children’s risk of obesity, and to establish whether parents might be willing to advocate for changes in these settings.
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Green tea and gastric cancer risk: meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies

▪ Author : Y Zhou, N Li, W Zhuang, G Liu, T Wu, X Yao, L Du, M Wei, X Wu
▪ Keyword : Meta-analysis, green tea, gastric cancer, case-control study, cohort study
▪ Content : Objective: To evaluate the association between green tea consumption and the risk of gastric cancer.
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Validity and reproducibility of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for use among pregnant women in rural Chin

▪ Author : Y Cheng, H Yan, MJ Dibley, Y Shen, Q Li, L Zeng
▪ Keyword : food frequency questionnaire, calibration, pregnancy, diet surveys, China
▪ Content : A longitudinal study was conducted to validate a 68-item semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for assessing nutrient intake among pregnant women in rural China.
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Development of food frequency questionnaires and a nutrient database for the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) pilot study in South India: Methodological issues

▪ Author : AV Bharathi, AV Kurpad, T Thomas, S Yusuf, G Saraswathi, M Vaz
▪ Keyword : Databases, nutrient assessment, India, epidemiologic methods, questionnaires
▪ Content : Purpose: To develop Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQs) and nutrient databases for urban and rural Indian populations with diverse dietary habits for the PURE (Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological) pilot study.
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Cardiovascular pathogenesis in hyperhomocysteinemia

▪ Author : T Huang, G Yuan, Z Zhang, Z Zou, D Li
▪ Keyword : Homocysteine, smooth muscle cell, oxidizing stress, teratogenic action, proinflammatory
▪ Content : Increased plasma homocysteine (Hcy) is a significant and independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
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Effectiveness of Taiwanese traditional herbal diet for pain management in terminal cancer patients

▪ Author : TH Wu, TY Chiu, JS Tsai, CY Chen, LC Chen, LL Yang
▪ Keyword : Taiwanese traditional herbal diet, terminal cancer patients, verbal numerical scale, pain
▪ Content : In addition to modern medicinal therapy, many cancer patients in Taiwan are treated regularly with herbal medicines or prescribed a traditional herbal diet.
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Protection of myocardium in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by water extracts of Hsian-tsao (Mesona procumbens Hemsl.)

▪ Author : M Yang, Z Xu, R Zhang, P Zhang, Y Weng, Y Shen, X Zhang
▪ Keyword : rat, Mesona procumbens Hemsl., diabetic cardiomyopathy, Thrombospondin-1, diabetes
▪ Content : The myocardial protective effects of water extracts from Hsian-tsao (Mesona procumbens Hemsl.) on diabetic rats were investigated.
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Effect of a lactose-free milk formula supplemented with bifidobacteria and streptococci on the recovery from acute diarrhoea

▪ Author : M Mao, T Yu, Y Xiong, Z Wang, H Liu, M Gotteland, O Brunser
▪ Keyword : infants, acute diarrhoea, rotavirus, probiotics, Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12
▪ Content : Probiotics have been proposed for the management and prevention of acute diarrhoea in infants. A double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled study was carried out in 224 Chinese infants 6 to 36 months of age with severe acute diarrhoea and free from moderate or severe malnutrition.
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Glycemic index of common Malaysian fruits

▪ Author : SD Robert, AA Ismail, T Winn, TMS Wolever
▪ Keyword : glucose, durian, papaya, pineapple, watermelon
▪ Content : The objective of the present study was to measure the glycemic index of durian, papaya, pineapple and watermelon grown in Malaysia.
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Iron status among Australian adults: findings of a population based study in Queensland, Australia

▪ Author : F Ahmed, T Coyne, A Dobson, C McClintock
▪ Keyword : Serum ferritin, iron status, iron deficiency, elevated serum ferritin, anaemia, prevalence
▪ Content : Objectives: To describe the concentrations of serum ferritin among Australian adults by age and sex. Further, the relationships of various social, lifestyle and health factors with serum ferritin concentrations were explored.
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Micronutrient deficiencies and anemia among preschool children in rural Vietnam

▪ Author : NV Nhien, NC Khan, NX Ninh, PV Huan, LT Hop, NT Lam et al
▪ Keyword : hemoglobin, trace element, vitamin A, zinc, selenium, magnesium
▪ Content : The prevalence of trace elements deficiencies, vitamin A deficiency, anemia, and their relationships were investigated in a cross sectional study involving 243 children aged from 12 to 72 months in rural Vietnam.
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