Urban nutrition in developing countries
Article Abstract:
The demographic population shift from rural to urban communities in developing countries has spawned problems concerning food contamination, food habits, higher consumption of street foods and access to health care. The similarities and differences in diet, nutrition and health effects of diet and lifestyle between rural residents and urban poor have remained largely unexplored, despite the significance of such knowledge in designing health and nutrition programs for the urban poor.
Publication Name: Nutrition Reviews
Subject: Food/cooking/nutrition
ISSN: 0029-6643
Year: 1995
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Weekly versus daily oral iron administration: are we asking the right questions?
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A study designed to determine the most effective and efficient dosage schedule for oral iron for therapeutic purposes revealed no significant differences in the iron status who received a 50-mg dose of elemental iron on a daily basis from those who were administered iron on a weekly basis. A closer look into the issues influencing iron uptake in women, particularly those from the Third World countries, need to be done to inform social policy.
Publication Name: Nutrition Reviews
Subject: Food/cooking/nutrition
ISSN: 0029-6643
Year: 1995
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Mild human zinc deficiency produces an imbalance between cell-mediated and humoral immunity
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A study of five volunteers indicated that mild levels of zinc influence the balance between cell-mediated immunity (lymphocyte TH1 elements and functions) and humoral immunity (TH2 elements and functions). The implications for disease are rich for speculation.
Publication Name: Nutrition Reviews
Subject: Food/cooking/nutrition
ISSN: 0029-6643
Year: 1998
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