...Abdullah Syafiq Edyanto; Emy Huriyati; Ainun Nisa; Bira Arumndari Nurrahma; Arta Farmawati Purpose Malnutrition during childhood precedes growth failure and affects the child’s well-being later in life. This study aims to investigate the potency of iron-fortified klutuk banana (Musa...

..., the purpose of the present study is to analyze micronutrients content of different food items. Design/methodology/approach In total, 85 samples of 17 different food items were chosen for this study. The iron, phosphorus, calcium and zinc contents of food items were measured using spectrophotometric method...

... size were noted and their iron (mg.day⁻¹), zinc (mg.day⁻¹) and vitamin A (Retinol Equivalent, RE.day⁻¹) contribution were calculated. Adequacy of typical diet was determined in comparison to RDA. Linear programming calculations were performed using POM‐QM for windows...

...Emma Derbyshire Purpose Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a common problem in pregnancy and may influence the health of both mother and child. The purpose of this paper is to discuss current prevention and treatment strategies for pregnancy IDA and describe alternative methods, such as food‐based...

...Therishma Pathareddy Appanah; Brinda Oogarah‐Pratap; Arvind Ruggoo Purpose Little is known about the prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia in non‐pregnant adult women of low socio‐economic status. The purpose of this paper is to determine the level of awareness...

...P. Akhter; D. Mohammad; S.D. Orfi; N. Ahmad; K. Rehman Purpose Iron deficiency is the number one nutritional disorder in the world and is quite common in Pakistan. Iron deficiency anaemia may result from a low dietary intake, inadequate intestinal absorption, excessive blood loss, and/or increased...

...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 describes the breast‐feeding profile as well as the consumption of iron source foods and vitamin C source foods for both...

...Ursula Arens Iron is found widely in the diet, but there are many factors that affect its absorption. Haem iron, found in meat, is well absorbed whereas non‐haem iron absorption is variable, and affected by many other components in the diet. Requirements for iron are highest in women, and during...