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Respiratory symptoms, asthma, exercise test spirometry, and atopy in schoolchildren from a Lima shanty townM E Penny
Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional, Lima, Peru
Thorax 56:607-12. 2001..The ISAAC study recently reported that the prevalence of reported asthma symptoms in Lima, Peru was among the highest in the world, but did not report on the atopic status of the subjects...
Can coca leaves contribute to improving the nutritional status of the Andean population?Mary E Penny
Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional, La Molina 1885, La Molina, Lima 12, Peru
Food Nutr Bull 30:205-16. 2009..Coca leaves (Erythroxylum coca) have been promoted as a food that could address the dietary deficiencies of the Andean population, but this is based on nutrient analyses of a small sample of leaves...
Strategies to vaccinate against cancer of the cervix: feasibility of a school-based HPV vaccination program in PeruMary Penny
Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional, Lima, Peru
Vaccine 29:5022-30. 2011..This was reflected in the opinions of health personnel, the lack of impact on other vaccine coverage, and the high HPV vaccine coverage documented in routine records and by an independent community-based survey...- Effectiveness of an educational intervention delivered through the health services to improve nutrition in young children: a cluster-randomised controlled trialMary E Penny
Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional, La Molina, Lima, Peru
Lancet 365:1863-72. 2005..Malnutrition is the underlying cause of half of child mortality. Many programmes attempt to remedy this issue but there is a lack of evidence on effective ways to decrease child malnutrition... - Randomized controlled trial of the effect of daily supplementation with zinc or multiple micronutrients on the morbidity, growth, and micronutrient status of young Peruvian childrenMary E Penny
Instituto de Investigacion Nutricional, Lima, Peru
Am J Clin Nutr 79:457-65. 2004..Zinc supplements reduce childhood morbidity in populations in whom zinc deficiency is common. In such populations, deficiencies in other micronutrients may also occur... - Using the new World Health Organisation growth standards: differences from 3 countriesBridget Fenn
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 46:316-21. 2008.... - Additional zinc delivered in a liquid supplement, but not in a fortified porridge, increased fat-free mass accrual among young Peruvian children with mild-to-moderate stuntingJoanne E Arsenault
Program in International and Community Nutrition and Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Nutr 138:108-14. 2008.... - Longitudinal measures of circulating leptin and ghrelin concentrations are associated with the growth of young Peruvian children but are not affected by zinc supplementationJoanne E Arsenault
Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 86:1111-9. 2007..Leptin, ghrelin, and insulin are hormonal regulators of energy balance and, therefore, may be related to growth during infancy. Zinc is essential for growth, and its growth effects may be mediated through these hormones... - Comparison of the effects of zinc delivered in a fortified food or a liquid supplement on the growth, morbidity, and plasma zinc concentrations of young Peruvian childrenKenneth H Brown
Department of Nutrition and Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 85:538-47. 2007..Zinc supplementation decreases morbidity from infections and increases growth of stunted children, but there is little information on functional responses to zinc delivered in fortified foods... - Implementation examined in a health center-delivered, educational intervention that improved infant growth in Trujillo, Peru: successes and challengesRebecca C Robert
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Health Educ Res 22:318-31. 2007..The information gained from this study will inform future evaluation designs, and lead to the development and implementation of more effective intervention programs for child health... - Oligofructose-supplemented infant cereal: 2 randomized, blinded, community-based trials in Peruvian infantsChristopher Duggan
Children's Hospital, Boston, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 77:937-42. 2003..influenzae type B immunization. Infants and young children who continue to breast-feed may not benefit from prebiotic supplementation... - An overlap of breastfeeding during late pregnancy is associated with subsequent changes in colostrum composition and morbidity rates among Peruvian infants and their mothersGrace S Marquis
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
J Nutr 133:2585-91. 2003..Further in-depth studies are warranted to determine the cumulative effects associated with a breast-feeding/pregnancy overlap on infant and maternal outcomes... - The cost-effectiveness of a child nutrition education programme in PeruHugh R Waters
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Health Policy Plan 21:257-64. 2006..12 US dollars per child reached and 55.16 US dollars per case of stunting prevented. The estimated marginal cost of the intervention per death averted is 1952 US dollars... - Psychometric and cognitive validation of a social capital measurement tool in Peru and VietnamMary J De Silva
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Soc Sci Med 62:941-53. 2006.... - Longitudinal measurements of zinc absorption in Peruvian children consuming wheat products fortified with iron only or iron and 1 of 2 amounts of zincDaniel Lopez de Romaña
Program in International Nutrition and the Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 81:637-47. 2005..Information is needed on the fractional absorption of zinc (FAZ) and absorbed zinc (AZ) during prolonged exposure to zinc-fortified foods... - Postpartum consequences of an overlap of breastfeeding and pregnancy: reduced breast milk intake and growth during early infancyGrace S Marquis
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
Pediatrics 109:e56. 2002..Despite cultural pressure to wean when a new pregnancy occurs, some women choose to continue breastfeeding. We determined the effect of an overlap of lactation and late pregnancy on breastfeeding and growth in early infancy... - Process evaluation determines the pathway of success for a health center-delivered, nutrition education intervention for infants in Trujillo, PeruRebecca C Robert
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Nutr 136:634-41. 2006..This study underscores the importance of including process evaluation, which will lead to the development and implementation of more effective nutrition interventions...