From diets to foods: Using linear programming to formulate a nutritious, minimum-cost porridge mix for children aged 1 to 2 years

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 75-85

  De Carvalho, Irene Stuart Torrié ^a   Granfeldt, Yvonne ^a   Dejmek, Petr ^b   Haansson, Andreas ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^c KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child malnourishment; Consistency; Emergency nutrition rations; Linear programming; Micronutrient inadequacy; Mozambique

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIET; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; LINEAR PROGRAMING; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OPTIMIZATION; RURAL POPULATION;

MOZAMBIQUE;

CALCIUM; VEGETABLE OIL; ZINC;

BABY FOOD; COST; DIET; ECONOMICS; ELEMENTAL DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOZAMBIQUE; NUT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; VEGETABLE;

CALCIUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; FRUIT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOZAMBIQUE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; NUTS; PLANT OILS; RURAL POPULATION; VEGETABLES; ZINC;

EID: 84926635226     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651503600107     Document Type: Article

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