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Obtaining reliable food portion size estimations in dietary surveys found to be a difficult task. A food atlas is a set of photograph series depicting different amounts of a particular food, usually bound toge...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:43
Published on: 25 May 2017
Research article
The role of dietary glycemic index (GI) and dietary glycemic load (GL) on metabolic syndrome (MetS) in youth populations remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association among diet...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:44
Published on: 25 May 2017
Research article
In Ethiopia, the health sector has increased its efforts to enhance good nutritional practices through health education, treatment of extremely malnourished children and provision of micronutrients for mothers...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:42
Published on: 15 May 2017
Study protocol
The Pune Maternal Nutrition Study (PMNS) was established to prospectively study the relationship of maternal nutrition to fetal growth and later cardiometabolic risk in the offspring. High homocysteine and low...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:41
Published on: 8 May 2017
Research article
Food taboo is contributing substantially to malnutrition for pregnant women by restricting and limiting the frequency and variety of foods most of which are nutritious and easily accessible. The practice is co...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:40
Published on: 2 May 2017
Research article
The use of indices of infant and young child feeding practices to predict growth has generated inconsistent results, possibly through age and seasonal confounding. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ass...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:39
Published on: 24 April 2017
Research article
Learning and memory have been shown to be influenced by combination of dietary supplements and exercise in animal models, but there is little available evidence from human subjects. The aim of this pilot study...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:37
Published on: 17 April 2017
Research article
Reductions in energy intake are seen in weight loss trials, but whether this occurs with improvements to diet quality (DQ) is less established. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in diet quality in ...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:38
Published on: 17 April 2017
Research article
There is a great deal of controversy as to whether higher protein intake improves or worsens insulin sensitivity in humans. The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of a short-term elevation in ...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:33
Published on: 17 April 2017
Research article
Establishing an understanding of an athlete’s nutrition knowledge can inform the coach/practitioner and support the development of the athlete. Thus the purpose of the study was to develop a psychometrically v...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:36
Published on: 12 April 2017
Research article
Food insecurity influences children nutritional status by limiting the quantity and quality of dietary intake. Studies conducted across different parts of the world revealed controversial evidences about the r...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:35
Published on: 8 April 2017
Research article
Assessment of food intake is a cornerstone of nutritional research. However, the use of minimally validated dietary assessment methods is common and can generate misleading results. Thus, there is a need for v...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:34
Published on: 5 April 2017
Research article
Undernutrition among preschool children in Northern region is the highest in Ghana. However, there is scarcity of data on the factors that determine undernutrition in these children. This study investigated th...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:31
Published on: 4 April 2017
Research article
Cost-effective approaches to improve feeding practices and to reduce undernutrition are needed in low-income countries. Strategies such as nutritional counseling, food supplements, and cash transfers can subst...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:32
Published on: 4 April 2017
Research article
More than a quarter of children living in Sub-Saharan Africa are underweight. Nutritional deficiency in children increases the risk of infection and affects their mental development. However, there was scarcit...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:30
Published on: 27 March 2017
Research article
The importance of dairy products is recognized for their health benefits. However, additional investigation is required to understand the characteristics of the lifestyle of people who incorporate yogurt into ...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:29
Published on: 22 March 2017
Research article
Monotonous low quality diets are the norm in resource-limited environments across the globe. Dietary diversity is a challenge for rural communities in developing countries. Their diets are based on starchy sta...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:28
Published on: 21 March 2017
Research article
Malnutrition is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among children in low- and middle-income countries. Ghana is one of 36 countries with the highest burden of stunting, globally. The aim of this work i...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:27
Published on: 15 March 2017
Software
When food is available, the main obstacle to access is usually economic: people may not be able to afford a nutritious diet, even if they know what foods to eat. The Cost of the Diet method and software was de...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:26
Published on: 14 March 2017
Research article
Spirulina platensis produced in Nomayos (Cameroon) is used as a dietary supplement. S. platensis is known as a neutraceutical with many beneficial effects on humans like lipid-lowering...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:25
Published on: 14 March 2017
Research article
Many older adults are at risk of undernutrition. Dietitians play a key role in the management and treatment of undernutrition, but older adults have difficulties to comply with dietetic recommendations. This q...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:24
Published on: 11 March 2017
Study protocol
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age with an estimated prevalence of 5–20% of premenopausal women. The clinical symptoms common to PCOS include menstrual dysfu...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:23
Published on: 7 March 2017
Research article
Adequate B-vitamins concentrations in human milk are considered to be a prerequisite for healthy development of infants in early life. This study aims to determine the concentrations of B-vitamins in human mil...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:22
Published on: 7 March 2017
Research article
Dietary intake is a known determinant of body mass index (BMI) among different populations and is therefore a useful component for BMI control. To our knowledge, no study has investigated the usual dietary int...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:21
Published on: 6 March 2017
Research article
The gut microbiota has emerged as an important environmental factor associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, through its interactions with dietary factors. Therefore, we analyzed t...
BMC Nutrition 2017 3:20
Published on: 4 March 2017
