Nutrient intake, morbidity and nutritional status of preschool children are influenced by agricultural and dietary diversity in western Kenya

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 854-859

  Walingo, M K ^a   Ekesa, B N ^b  

^a MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b NONE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity; Dietary diversity; Nutrition status; Preschool; Western Kenya

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; FAT; IRON; PROTEIN; RETINOL; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIODIVERSITY; CAREGIVER; CEREAL; CHILD; CROP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIARRHEA; DIET; EDUCATION; ENERGY; FARMING SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; HABITAT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LEGUME; LIVESTOCK; MALARIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MARKET; MORBIDITY; NUT; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT TUBER; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUNTING; UNDERWEIGHT; VEGETABLE; WEAKNESS;

EID: 84900462320     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2013.854.859     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Arimond, M. and M.T. Ruel, 2004. Dietary diversity is associated with child nutritional status: evidence from 11 demographic and Health surveys. J. Nutr., 4: 579-2585.
2. Deckelbaum, R., C. Palm, P. Mutuo and F.A.J. DeClercke, 2006. Econutrition: implementation models from the Millenium Villages Project in Africa. Food Nutr. Bull., 27: 335-342.
3. DeClercke, F.A.J., J. Fanzo, C. Palm and R. Remans, 2011. Ecological approaches to human nutrition. Food Nutr. Bull., 32: 1:S41-S49.
4. FAO, 1999. Agricultural Biodiversity, Multifunctional Character of Agriculture and Land Conference, Background Paper 1. Maastricht, Netherlands. September, 1999.
5. FANTA, AED, 2004. MOMS and MOPHS, 2009. Diagnostic of acute malnutrition. National guidelines for integrated management of acute malnutrition, 7-8.
6. Foote, J., S. Murphy, L. Wilkens, P. Basiotis and A. Carison, 2004. Dietary variety increases probability of nutrient adequacy amond adults. J. Nutr., 134: 1779-1785.
7. Frison, E.A., J. Cherfas and T. Hodgkin, 2011. Agricultural biodiversity is essential for a sustainable improvement in food and nutrition security. Sustainability, 3: 328-353.
8. Hatloy, A., L.E. Torheim and A. Oshaug, 1998. Food Variety-a good indicator of nutritional adequacy of the diet? A case study from an urban area in Mali, West Africa. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr., 52: 891-898.
9. Johns, T. and B.R. Sthapit, 2004. Biocultural diversity in the sustainability of developing country food systems. Food and Nutr. Bull., 25: 143-145.
10. Johns, T., I.F. Smith and P.B. Eyzaguirre, 2006. Understanding the Links between agriculture and health: Agrobiodiversity, Nutrition and Health. 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment.
11. Kennedy, G., M. Pedro, C. Seghieri, G. Nantel and I. Brouwer, 2007. Dietary diversity score is a useful indicator of micronutrient intake in non-breastfeeding Filipino Children. J. Nutr., 137: 1-6.
12. Kent, M. and P. Cocker, 1992. Vegetation Description and Analysis: A Practical Approach. London: Belhaven Press.
13. Mirmiran, P., L. Azadbakht, A. Esmailzaden and F. Azizi, 2004. Dietary diversity score in adolescents-a good indicator of the nutritional adequacy of diets: Tehran lipid and glucose study. Asia Pac. J. Clin. Nutr., 13: 56-60.
14. Nti, C.A., 2011. Dietary Diversity is associated with nutrient intakes and nutritional status of children in Ghana. Asian J. Med. Sci., 2: 105-109.
15. Rah, J.H., N. Akhter, R.D. Semba, S. de Pee, M.W. Bloem, A.A. Campbell, R. Moench-Pfanner, K. Sun, J. Badham and K Kraemer, 2010. Low dietary diversity is a predictor of child stunting in rural Bangladesh. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr., 64: 1393-1398.
16. Steyn, N.P., J.H. Nantel, G. Kennedy and D. Labadarios, 2006. Food variety and dietary diversity scores in children: are they good indicators of adequacy? Public Health Nutr., 9: 644-650.
17. Tabuti, J.R.S., S.S. Dhillion and K.A. Lye, 2004. The status of wild food lants in Bulamogi County, Uganda. Int. J. Food Sci. Nutr., 55: 485-498.
18. Sehmi, K.J., 1993. National food composition tables and the planning of satisfactory diets in Kenya.
19. Walingo, M.K. and B. Musamali, 2008. Nutrient intake and nutritional status of participant and non-participant pupils of a parent-supported school lunch program in Kenya. J. Nutr. Educ. Behav., 40: 298-304.
20. Walingo, M.K., E.T. Liwenga, R.Y. Kangalawe, N. Madulu and R. Kabumbuli, 2009. Perceived Impact of Land Use Changes and Livelihood Diversification Strategies of Communities in the Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya. J. Agri. Biotechnol. and Sustainable Dev, 1.
21. WHO, 2006. Child Growth Standards: length/height-forage, weight-for-age, weight-for-length, weight-for-height and body mass index-for-age: methods and development. Geneva.