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Traditional food-processing and preparation practices to enhance the bioavailability of micronutrients in plant-based dietsChristine Hotz
HarvestPlus, c o International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC 20006 1002, USA
J Nutr 137:1097-100. 2007..The suitability of these strategies and their impact on nutritional status and functional health outcomes need to be more broadly assessed...- Dietary indicators for assessing the adequacy of population zinc intakesChristine Hotz
HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006 1002, USA
Food Nutr Bull 28:S430-53. 2007..Conformity between these two indicators is less consistent for children, suggesting that further data and/or direct studies of zinc requirements among children are needed... - International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG) technical document #1. Assessment of the risk of zinc deficiency in populations and options for its controlKenneth H Brown
Program in International Nutrition, University of California, Davis, USA
Food Nutr Bull 25:S99-203. 2004 - The potential to improve zinc status through biofortification of staple food crops with zincChristine Hotz
HarvestPlus and International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
Food Nutr Bull 30:S172-8. 2009..At the program level, the ability to widely disseminate biofortified crop varieties and the willingness of farmers to adopt them will also affect the magnitude of the impact of this strategy... - Efficacy of iron-fortified Ultra Rice in improving the iron status of women in MexicoChristine Hotz
Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Food Nutr Bull 29:140-9. 2008..Nonetheless, relatively few efficacy trials have been reported to date to demonstrate impact on iron status. The Ultra Rice technology provides a means of delivering fortificant iron via rice... - Introduction of β-carotene-rich orange sweet potato in rural Uganda resulted in increased vitamin A intakes among children and women and improved vitamin A status among childrenChristine Hotz
HarvestPlus, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, USA
J Nutr 142:1871-80. 2012..05). Introduction of OSP to Ugandan farming households increased vitamin A intakes among children and women and was associated with improved vitamin A status among children... - From harvest to health: challenges for developing biofortified staple foods and determining their impact on micronutrient statusChristine Hotz
HarvestPlus in Washington, DC 20006 1002, USA
Food Nutr Bull 28:S271-9. 2007..This strategy, referred to as "biofortification," is being developed and implemented through the international alliance of HarvestPlus to improve iron, zinc, and vitamin A status in low-income populations... - Use of nutritional supplements among Mexican women and the estimated impact on dietary intakes below the EAR and above the ULFabiola Mejía-Rodríguez
Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Av Universidad No 655, Sta Ma Ahuacatitlan, Cuernavaca, Mor CP 62508, Mexico
J Am Coll Nutr 26:16-23. 2007.... 
A large-scale intervention to introduce orange sweet potato in rural Mozambique increases vitamin A intakes among children and womenChristine Hotz
HarvestPlus, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Br J Nutr 108:163-76. 2012..Introduction of OSP to rural, sweet potato-producing communities in Mozambique is an effective way to improve vitamin A intakes...- Biofortification: a new tool to reduce micronutrient malnutritionHowarth E Bouis
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2033 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Food Nutr Bull 32:S31-40. 2011..The density of minerals and vitamins in food staples eaten widely by the poor may be increased either through conventional plant breeding or through the use of transgenic techniques, a process known as biofortification... - Zinc absorption from zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, zinc oxide + EDTA, or sodium-zinc EDTA does not differ when added as fortificants to maize tortillasChristine Hotz
Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
J Nutr 135:1102-5. 2005..The addition of EDTA with zinc oxide or the use of prechelated sodium-zinc EDTA as fortificants did not result in higher zinc absorption from the test meal... - Bioavailable dietary iron is associated with hemoglobin concentration in Mexican preschool childrenSonia C Rodriguez
Research Center on Nutrition and Health, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62508, Mexico
J Nutr 137:2304-10. 2007..Although Hb is not a specific indicator of iron status, it was significantly associated with FeBIO... - Suggested lower cutoffs of serum zinc concentrations for assessing zinc status: reanalysis of the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data (1976-1980)Christine Hotz
, , Cuernavaca, Mexico
Am J Clin Nutr 78:756-64. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: The interpretation of population serum zinc data with the use of lower cutoffs should account for the age and sex of the subjects, pregnancy and oral contraceptive use, and fasting status and time of day of blood collection... - Achievements, challenges, and promising new approaches in vitamin and mineral deficiency controlErick Boy
HarvestPlus, International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI CIAT, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nutr Rev 67:S24-30. 2009..For zinc, advocacy to accelerate the application of revised diarrhea management guidelines is critical, as are efficacy studies on food-based interventions and preventive supplementation... - Zinc deficiency: issues for public health, assessment, and preventionJuan Rivera
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Forum Nutr 56:59-61. 2003 - Assessment of the trace element status of individuals and populations: the example of zinc and copperChristine Hotz
, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
J Nutr 133:1563S-8S. 2003..Because relatively little information is available on zinc toxicity, the discussion concerning the definition of excess intake of trace elements focused primarily on recent work concerning risk assessment of copper toxicity... - The effect of micronutrient deficiencies on child growth: a review of results from community-based supplementation trialsJuan A Rivera
Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
J Nutr 133:4010S-4020S. 2003.... - Evidence for the usefulness of in vitro dialyzability, Caco-2 cell models, animal models, and algorithms to predict zinc bioavailability in humansChristine Hotz
Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Av Universidad No 655, Sta Ma Ahuacatitlan, Cuernavaca, Morelos CP 62508, Mexico
Int J Vitam Nutr Res 75:423-35. 2005..Ultimately, population-based studies are needed to determine the impact of dietary factors that modulate zinc absorption on the adequacy of zinc status... - Indicators of zinc status at the population level: a review of the evidenceRosalind S Gibson
Department of Hunan Nutrition, University of Otago, Union Street, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9015, New Zealand
Br J Nutr 99:S14-23. 2008..More research is needed to establish the validity, specificity, sensitivity, and feasibility of these new biomarkers, especially in community-settings... - Conclusions of the Joint WHO/UNICEF/IAEA/IZiNCG Interagency Meeting on Zinc Status IndicatorsBruno de Benoist
Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, World Health Organization, Geneva
Food Nutr Bull 28:S480-4. 2007..The prevalence of low serum zinc and inadequate zinc intakes may be used to evaluate their impact on the target population's zinc status... - The usefulness of in vitro models to predict the bioavailability of iron and zinc: a consensus statement from the HarvestPlus expert consultationSue Fairweather-Tait
Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Norfolk, UK
Int J Vitam Nutr Res 75:371-4. 2005..Ultimately human studies are required for such determinations... - The quality of the diet in Malawian children with kwashiorkor and marasmusJesse Sullivan
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, One Children's Place, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Matern Child Nutr 2:114-22. 2006..06 (0.99) vs. 5.02 (1.10), mean (SD). Further research is needed to determine what role consumption of egg and tomato may play in the development of kwashiorkor... - Zinc homeostasis in Malawian children consuming a high-phytate, maize-based dietMark J Manary
Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 75:1057-61. 2002..The gastrointestinal tract plays a central role in absorbing and conserving zinc, yet it has not been carefully studied in such children...