Volume 5 Issue 3

▪ Keyword : modern, lifestyle, micronutrient, deficiency

▪ Content : Editorial

▪ Keyword : simplified dietary assessment, at-risk, vitamin A, deficiency

▪ Content : The study aimed to 1) to develop a locally adapted SDA (simplified dietary assessment) questionnaire taking into consideration available vitamin A rich foods and portion sizes in the study sites, and 2) to compare the SDA methodology vis-a-vis the long method of dietary vitamin A assessment.

▪ Keyword : vitamin A, deficiency, indicator, urban slum, Delhi

▪ Content : A study was conducted to assess the magnitude of Vitamin A deficiency in two urban slum communities of Delhi.

▪ Keyword : retinoic acid, retinol, HPLC, Caucasians, Japanese

▪ Content : A sensitive, specific and simple method for simultaneous determination of retinoic acid and retinol in human serum by reverse phase HPLC with UV detector has been developed.

▪ Keyword : interaction, micronutrient, deficiency, undernutrition, Philippines

▪ Content : Data gathered from the 1987 National Nutrition Survey in the Philippines provided the opportunity to study the interactions among micronutrient deficiencies and undernutrition in different age groups as a basis for program targeting.

▪ Keyword : iron, supplementation, folic acid, Indonesia, adolescent

▪ Content : The goal of the study was to determine whether the addition of vitamins A and C and extra folate to the commonly distributed iron-folate supplement administered on a weekly basis would result in improved iron status in anaemic and non-anaemic female adolescents.

▪ Keyword : trace element, nutrition, developing countries

▪ Content : Trace element status in humans is often poorly established in developed, let alone developing, countries.

▪ Keyword : assessment, zinc, status, rural, China

▪ Content : Zinc nutriture was assessed in 6500 adults aged 35-64 years old in 65 mostly rural counties (two communes per county) in China on the basis of plasma zinc levels and dietary zinc intakes.

▪ Keyword : iron intake, status, young children

▪ Content : To determine the prevalence of iron deficiency in healthy young children and whether there is an association between food habits and dietary iron intake and iron status.

▪ Keyword : transition, diet, health, Indonesia, modern lifestyle

▪ Content : Indonesia is in the midst of major transitions in food intake and health patterns.

▪ Keyword : stress, modern, urban, lifestyle, Indonesia

▪ Content : An Indonesian perspective of lifestyle in an urban environment is likely to be sharper because of how recent and substantial urbanisation has been.

▪ Keyword : communication technology, Indonesia, urban, nutritional consideration

▪ Content : Communication and information technologies are rapidly changing the way we learn, live, and relate to others.

▪ Keyword : public health, environmental pollution, urban, Indonesia

▪ Content : The current levels of environmental pollutant in Indonesian cities, especially in Jakarta and Surabaya, as well as other cities in Java island, already have the potential for public health impact.

▪ Keyword : micronutrients, urban, Jakarta

▪ Content : Urbanisation runs in parallel with economic growth.

▪ Keyword : essential fatty acid, modern lifestyle

▪ Content : Controversy surrounds the effects of dietary fish oil supplementation on atherosclerosis.

▪ Keyword : homocysteine, cardiovascular disease

▪ Content : Elevated homocysteine blood concentration have been identified as an independent risk factor for the development of atherosclerotic lesions.

▪ Keyword : micronutrient, pregnancy, Germany

▪ Content : During pregnancy the demands for energy and nutrients are increased.