... to be affected by IDA. The best strategy to prevent and treat IDA is to use iron supplements. This study aims to examine the factors associated with noncompliance (such as non-utilization or inconsistent usage) of iron drop supplementation among infants between 6 and 24 months old. Design/methodology/approach...

.... The complementary food formulated from maize, pigeon pea and soybean supported animal growth and favourably compared with the standard. Meaning that, the application of multiple plant protein (pigeon pea and soybean) in the formulation of complementary food may be suitable for feeding of infants or children...

... criterion in the SEF to ensure best practice; and second, use of the SEF in full day care pre‐schools to assess their nutrition practice. Findings Use of the SEF demonstrated that portion sizes provided to infants and toddlers were inadequate. Poor provision of iron containing, vegetable and dairy foods...

...Mabel Blades; Sedef Nehir El; Sibel Karakaya; Şebnem Şimşek Purpose Iron deficiency is an important nutritional problem that affects approximately 20 percent of world's population and especially infants. The aim of this paper is to determine the iron bioavailability by using in vitro...

... be contacted at: tosundahunsi@yahoo.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Agriculture and food technology Product development Africa Fruits Infants African pear/plum (Dacryodes edulis G.Don) is a tropical fruit which belong to the Burseraccae family, is indigenous to the Gulf...

...S. Sarkar Purpose Breast milk is considered the optimum food for infants during infancy. Pesticide residues may get transferred to infants through breast feeding and pose various serious health hazards. This paper aims to enumerate various pesticides that are present in breast milk and pose...

...Mabel Blades; S. Sarkar Purpose In absence of breast milk, humanized mammalian milk may not be adequate as it could not confer considerable protection to the infants as those extended by breast milk. With the objective of enhancing the nutritional and therapeutic attributes of humanized mammalian...

...; and the amount of CBG₃ needed to supply the nutritional requirements of infant was almost within the range of nutrend. The microbial and antinutrient level of the food samples were relatively low and within the tolerable range for animal consumption. Originality/value It can be concluded...

...Petra Cuderman; Vekoslava Stibilj Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the selenium content in seven different infant starting formulae, eight different follow‐on formulae and in 15 different special infant formulae, from various producers, all commercially available in Slovenia...

.... Originality/value This paper focuses on hygiene issues in nursery school kitchens in Turkey. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Hygiene Turkey Schools Ancillary staff Infants Food products The relationship between health and food safety is very complex. In spite of advances...

...E. Derbyshire; G.J. Davies Purpose Although small levels of sodium may be beneficial during infancy, high intakes may be detrimental to infant health. The aim of this paper is to give an overview on how sodium can influence infant health status in the short and long term. Design/methodology...

... on the technological and dietetic behaviour of starter cultures and to assess their suitability for the manufacture of probiotic acidophilus milk for infant feeding. Design/methodology/approach The paper assesses the effect of incorporation of Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii...

...O.S. Ijarotimi; F. Ashipa Purpose The objectives of this study are to develop low cost weaning food for the economically disadvantaged nursing mothers and also to prevent protein energy malnutrition among the infants in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The blends (sweet potato and soybean...

...K.W. Yap; S. Mohamed; A.M. Yazid; I. Maznah; D.M. Meyer Purpose The objective of this study is to examine the dose‐response effect of inulin on mineral absorption and faecal short‐chain fatty acids concentration in formula‐fed infants. Design/methodology/approach The effects of inulin...

...Beatrice Olubukola Ogunba The study investigated the association between complementation and protein energy malnutrition among 201 rural and urban women with infants of 0‐18 months of age in the Osun State of Nigeria. The infants mothers were interviewed about their child feeding practices...

...S. Sarkar An attempt has been made to appraise the nutritional uniqueness of breast milk for infants. Colostrum, being rich in nutritional attributes, must be offered to infants after birth. Advantages proclaimed by breast milk are better digestibility, absorption, intestinal and brain development...

...S. Sarkar An attempt has been made to appraise the therapeutic uniqueness of breast milk for infants. Colostrum being rich in therapeutic attributes must be offered to infants after birth to confer immunity to infective agents in the new environment. Feeding of fresh breast milk rather than stored...

... anaemic and non‐anaemic children. A total of 500 infants attending two Municipal Primary Health‐Care Centres in Rio de Janeiro were assessed. The prevalence of anaemia was 57.6 per cent. A low probability of consumption of exclusive breast‐feeding at four months was found (9 per cent for anaemic and 12...

...Ana Paula Mena Alberico; Glória Valeria da Veiga; Mirian Ribeiro Baião; Marta Maria Antonieta de Souza Santos; Sônia Buongermino de Souza; Sophia Cornbluth Szarfarc This study evaluated the prevalence of anaemia and its association with various risk factors in 500 infants attended at two municipal...