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Featured article: Sugar-sweetened drinks negatively impact metabolism

The present study used a metabolic chamber to measure the effects of consuming sugar-sweetened drinks with a meal. Sugar-sweetened drinks decreased energy expenditure and fat oxidation even when consumed with a high protein meal.

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| 20 September 2018

The role of dietary diversity in the response to treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition among children in Niger: a prospective study

Authors: Isabel Madzorera, Christopher Duggan, Fatou Berthé, Rebecca F. Grais and Sheila Isanaka
Content type: Study protocol
| 6 September 2018

The impact of integrated nutrition-sensitive interventions on nutrition and health of children and women in rural Tanzania: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Authors: Dominic Mosha, Chelsey R. Canavan, Alexandra L. Bellows, Mia M. Blakstad, Ramadhani Abdallah Noor, Honorati Masanja, Joyce Kinabo and Wafaie Fawzi
Content type: Research article
| 23 August 2018

Dietary intakes and nutritional status of children with sickle cell disease at the Princess Marie Louise Hospital, Accra – a survey

Authors: Isaac Boadu, Agartha Ohemeng and Lorna Awo Renner
Content type: Research article
| 9 August 2018

Dietary zinc intake and its determinants among Ethiopian children 6–35 months of age

Authors: Girmay Ayana, Tibebu Moges, Aregash Samuel, Tsehai Asefa, Solomon Eshetu and Aweke Kebede
Content type: Research article
| 30 July 2018

Nutritional status and dietary diversity of orphan and non – orphan children under five years: a comparative study in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana

Authors: Zakari Ali, Nurudeen Abu, Isaac Aning Ankamah, Esther Abena Gyinde, Alimatu Sadia Seidu and Abdul-Razak Abizari

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| 21 March 2017

Household dietary diversity and associated factors among residents of finote selam town, north west Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Authors: Getnet Mekuria, Yalewsew Wubneh and Tilahun Tewabe
Content type: Research article
| 21 July 2017

Postprandial energy metabolism and substrate oxidation in response to the inclusion of a sugar- or non-nutritive sweetened beverage with meals differing in protein content

Authors: Shanon L. Casperson, Clint Hall and James N. Roemmich
Content type: Research article
| 29 December 2015

Nutrition knowledge, attitude and practices among urban primary school children in Nairobi City, Kenya: a KAP study

Authors: Dorcus Mbithe D. Kigaru, Cornelia Loechl, Thabisile Moleah, C. W. Macharia-Mutie and Zipporah W. Ndungu
Content type: Research article
| 5 February 2016

Weight-for-height and mid-upper-arm circumference should be used independently to diagnose acute malnutrition: policy implications

Authors: Emmanuel Grellety and Michael H. Golden
Content type: Research article
| 12 April 2016

Effect of micronutrient powder supplementation for two and four months on hemoglobin level of children 6–23 months old in a slum in Dhaka: a community based observational study

Authors: Mustafa Mahfuz, Mohammed Ashraful Alam, M Munirul Islam, Dinesh Mondal, M I Hossain, A M Shamsir Ahmed, Nuzhat Choudhury, Mohammad Jyoti Raihan, Rashidul Haque and Tahmeed Ahmed

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BMC Nutrition is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of nutritional sciences, including public health nutrition and global interventions, nutritional epidemiology, the biological underpinnings of nutrition in the body, clinical nutrition, health and nutrition throughout the lifecourse, and dietary supplementation for improvement in health and performance. The journal also welcomes papers on developments in nutritional research tools and novel technologies.

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Maria Lorella Gianni', University of Milan
Truls Raastad, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Denis Roy, University Laval, Québec

Maria Lorella Gianni, Section Editor

Dr. Maria Lorella Gianni earned her Medical Degree in 1993

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The role of dietary diversity in the response to treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition among children in Niger: a prospective study

The impact of integrated nutrition-sensitive interventions on nutrition and health of children and women in rural Tanzania: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Dietary intakes and nutritional status of children with sickle cell disease at the Princess Marie Louise Hospital, Accra – a survey

Dietary zinc intake and its determinants among Ethiopian children 6–35 months of age

Nutritional status and dietary diversity of orphan and non – orphan children under five years: a comparative study in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana

Household dietary diversity and associated factors among residents of finote selam town, north west Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Postprandial energy metabolism and substrate oxidation in response to the inclusion of a sugar- or non-nutritive sweetened beverage with meals differing in protein content

Nutrition knowledge, attitude and practices among urban primary school children in Nairobi City, Kenya: a KAP study

Weight-for-height and mid-upper-arm circumference should be used independently to diagnose acute malnutrition: policy implications

Effect of micronutrient powder supplementation for two and four months on hemoglobin level of children 6–23 months old in a slum in Dhaka: a community based observational study

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Maria Lorella Gianni, Section Editor

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A call for unity at TERMIS 2018

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