...Elizabet Catherine Jusuf; Mirzayanti Mirzayanti; Mardiana Ahmad; Aminuddin Syam; Michael Grant Husain Purpose This study aims to evaluate the impact of mung bean–purple sweet potato cookies on improving hemoglobin levels and maternal nutritional intake among pregnant women. Design/methodology...

... selected as the control group belonging to the same region. The data included general profile, physical measurement, biochemical hemoglobin estimation, dietary and nutrient intake assessment. Findings The mean hemoglobin value in Saharia (8.3 ± 1.4 g/dl) and Meena (8.1 ± 1.4 g/dl) women...

... kg/m² and 18.5 kg/m² (p < 0.05) where malnutrition was significantly prevalent. Mean ± SD hemoglobin level of both men and women participants was below the normal level which might increase the risk of malnutrition (p < 0.05). Of the total number...

...) was noticed in cereal, fat and sugar after supplementation. Average height, weight, body mass index and mid-upper arm circumference increased, with 3.56 and 0.87 per cent gain in weight and height (p ≤ 0.05) respectively. Hemoglobin levels increased from 10.6 to 11g/dl with little improvement...