Food composition tables in resource-poor settings: Exploring current limitations and opportunities, with a focus on animal-source foods in sub-Saharan Africa

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1709-1719

  De Bruyn, Julia ^a   Ferguson, Elaine ^b   Allman Farinelli, Margaret ^a   Darnton Hill, Ian ^a   Maulaga, Wende ^c   Msuya, John ^d   Alders, Robyn ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency (TVLA)   (Tanzania)

^d SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^e KYEEMA Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal source foods; Food composition tables; Food security; Nutrition sensitive interventions; Under nutrition

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IRON; RETINOL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FOOD COMPOSITION; GAMBIA; HIGHEST INCOME GROUP; HUMAN; LESOTHO; MOZAMBIQUE; NUTRIENT CONTENT; POULTRY PRODUCT; REVIEW; TANZANIA; UGANDA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84994642886     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114516003706     Document Type: Review

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