The food multimix concept: New innovative approach to meeting nutritional challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-104

  Zotor, F B ^a   Amuna, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Food multimix concept; Nutrient enrichment; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUNGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; STARVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGED; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; VITAMINS;

EID: 38749094871     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665108006071     Document Type: Article

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