Lois Englberger

Summary

Affiliation: University of Queensland
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Insights on food and nutrition in the Federated States of Micronesia: a review of the literature
    Lois Englberger
    Nutrition Program, Division of International Health, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 6:5-17. 2003
  2. ncbi Carotenoid-rich bananas: a potential food source for alleviating vitamin A deficiency
    Lois Englberger
    Nutrition Program, Division of International Health, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Food Nutr Bull 24:303-18. 2003
  3. ncbi Carotenoid and vitamin content of Karat and other Micronesian banana cultivars
    Lois Englberger
    Division of International Health, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Int J Food Sci Nutr 57:399-418. 2006
  4. ncbi Pacific pandanus fruit: an ethnographic approach to understanding an overlooked source of provitamin A carotenoids
    Lois Englberger
    Nutrition Program, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 12:38-44. 2003
  5. ncbi Carotenoid content of pandanus fruit cultivars and other foods of the Republic of Kiribati
    Lois Englberger
    Island Food Community of Pohnpei, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
    Public Health Nutr 9:631-43. 2006
  6. ncbi Carotenoid content and flesh color of selected banana cultivars growing in Australia
    Lois Englberger
    Island Food Community of Pohnpei, Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
    Food Nutr Bull 27:281-91. 2006
  7. ncbi An NGO approach for addressing the nutrition dilemma: Pohnpei focuses on awareness, food analysis, conservation, and food processing
    Lois Englberger
    Island Food Community of Pohnpei, Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia
    Pac Health Dialog 12:79-84. 2005

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Insights on food and nutrition in the Federated States of Micronesia: a review of the literature
    Lois Englberger
    Nutrition Program, Division of International Health, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 6:5-17. 2003
    ..In the past four decades, imported foods, such as white rice, flour, sugar, refined foods and fatty meats, have increasingly replaced local foods in the diet...
  2. ncbi Carotenoid-rich bananas: a potential food source for alleviating vitamin A deficiency
    Lois Englberger
    Nutrition Program, Division of International Health, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Food Nutr Bull 24:303-18. 2003
    ..Based on these results, interventions should be undertaken for initiating or increasing homestead and commercial production...
  3. ncbi Carotenoid and vitamin content of Karat and other Micronesian banana cultivars
    Lois Englberger
    Division of International Health, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Int J Food Sci Nutr 57:399-418. 2006
    ..These data present a more complete basis for promoting the nutritional benefits of these banana cultivars where they are consumed in the Pacific, and potential benefits for promoting elsewhere...
  4. ncbi Pacific pandanus fruit: an ethnographic approach to understanding an overlooked source of provitamin A carotenoids
    Lois Englberger
    Nutrition Program, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 12:38-44. 2003
    ..Availability has decreased substantially in recent years due to increased consumption of imported foods and general neglect of indigenous foods. High-carotenoid pandanus should be promoted for general enjoyment and health benefits...
  5. ncbi Carotenoid content of pandanus fruit cultivars and other foods of the Republic of Kiribati
    Lois Englberger
    Island Food Community of Pohnpei, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
    Public Health Nutr 9:631-43. 2006
    ..Pandanus fruit (Pandanus tectorius) is a well-liked indigenous Kiribati food with many cultivars that have orange/yellow flesh, indicative of carotenoid content. Few have been previously analysed...
  6. ncbi Carotenoid content and flesh color of selected banana cultivars growing in Australia
    Lois Englberger
    Island Food Community of Pohnpei, Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
    Food Nutr Bull 27:281-91. 2006
    ..Research in the Federated States of Micronesia indicates that yellow- and orange-fleshed banana cultivars contain significant levels of provitamin A carotenoids...
  7. ncbi An NGO approach for addressing the nutrition dilemma: Pohnpei focuses on awareness, food analysis, conservation, and food processing
    Lois Englberger
    Island Food Community of Pohnpei, Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia
    Pac Health Dialog 12:79-84. 2005
    ..There are also activities to conserve rare varieties and to develop small-scale food processing...