Sonja Y Hess

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Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Acceptability of zinc-fortified, lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) prepared for young children in Burkina Faso
    Sonja Y Hess
    Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Matern Child Nutr 7:357-67. 2011
  2. ncbi The impact of common micronutrient deficiencies on iodine and thyroid metabolism: the evidence from human studies
    Sonja Y Hess
    Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
    Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 24:117-32. 2010
  3. ncbi Galvanizing action: conclusions and next steps for mainstreaming zinc interventions in public health programs
    Kenneth H Brown
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 30:S179-84. 2009
  4. ncbi Preventive zinc supplementation among infants, preschoolers, and older prepubertal children
    Kenneth H Brown
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 30:S12-40. 2009
  5. ncbi Effects of maternal zinc supplementation on pregnancy and lactation outcomes
    Sonja Y Hess
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 30:S60-78. 2009
  6. ncbi Impact of zinc fortification on zinc nutrition
    Sonja Y Hess
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 30:S79-107. 2009
  7. ncbi Caregiver recognition of childhood diarrhea, care seeking behaviors and home treatment practices in rural Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional survey
    Shelby E Wilson
    Department of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 7:e33273. 2012
  8. ncbi Short-term zinc supplementation with dispersible tablets or zinc sulfate solution yields similar positive effects on plasma zinc concentration of young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial
    K Ryan Wessells
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
    J Pediatr 160:129-35.e3. 2012
  9. ncbi Plasma zinc concentration responds rapidly to the initiation and discontinuation of short-term zinc supplementation in healthy men
    K Ryan Wessells
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    J Nutr 140:2128-33. 2010
  10. ncbi Recent advances in knowledge of zinc nutrition and human health
    Sonja Y Hess
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 30:S5-11. 2009

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Publications14

  1. ncbi Acceptability of zinc-fortified, lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) prepared for young children in Burkina Faso
    Sonja Y Hess
    Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Matern Child Nutr 7:357-67. 2011
    ..Most importantly, interviews and focus groups following the 2-week home-feeding trial indicated good acceptability of the products by mothers and their children...
  2. ncbi The impact of common micronutrient deficiencies on iodine and thyroid metabolism: the evidence from human studies
    Sonja Y Hess
    Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
    Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 24:117-32. 2010
    ..Little evidence is available on interactions between iodine and zinc metabolism...
  3. ncbi Galvanizing action: conclusions and next steps for mainstreaming zinc interventions in public health programs
    Kenneth H Brown
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 30:S179-84. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi Preventive zinc supplementation among infants, preschoolers, and older prepubertal children
    Kenneth H Brown
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 30:S12-40. 2009
    ..The available evidence supports the need for intervention programs to enhance zinc status to reduce child morbidity and mortality and to enhance child growth. Possible strategies for delivering preventive zinc supplements are discussed...
  5. ncbi Effects of maternal zinc supplementation on pregnancy and lactation outcomes
    Sonja Y Hess
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 30:S60-78. 2009
    ....
  6. ncbi Impact of zinc fortification on zinc nutrition
    Sonja Y Hess
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 30:S79-107. 2009
    ..Because of the limited available information on program impact, it will be important to evaluate the outcomes of such programs...
  7. ncbi Caregiver recognition of childhood diarrhea, care seeking behaviors and home treatment practices in rural Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional survey
    Shelby E Wilson
    Department of Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 7:e33273. 2012
    ....
  8. ncbi Short-term zinc supplementation with dispersible tablets or zinc sulfate solution yields similar positive effects on plasma zinc concentration of young children in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial
    K Ryan Wessells
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
    J Pediatr 160:129-35.e3. 2012
    ....
  9. ncbi Plasma zinc concentration responds rapidly to the initiation and discontinuation of short-term zinc supplementation in healthy men
    K Ryan Wessells
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    J Nutr 140:2128-33. 2010
    ..To ensure accurate interpretation of the results, samples should be collected while the intervention is still in progress...
  10. ncbi Recent advances in knowledge of zinc nutrition and human health
    Sonja Y Hess
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 30:S5-11. 2009
    ..The following papers will then review the intervention strategies individually...
  11. ncbi Plasma zinc concentration increases within 2 weeks in healthy Senegalese men given liquid supplemental zinc, but not zinc-fortified wheat bread
    Grant J Aaron
    Program in International and Community Nutrition, and Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    J Nutr 141:1369-74. 2011
    ..006). These results suggest that plasma zinc concentration may not be a sufficiently sensitive indicator to evaluate short-term responses to zinc fortification...
  12. ncbi Setting priorities for zinc-related health research to reduce children's disease burden worldwide: an application of the Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative's research priority-setting method
    Kenneth H Brown
    Program in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Public Health Nutr 12:389-96. 2009
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  13. ncbi Use of serum zinc concentration as an indicator of population zinc status
    Sonja Y Hess
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Food Nutr Bull 28:S403-29. 2007
    ..Serum zinc concentration can be considered a useful biomarker of a population's risk of zinc deficiency and response to zinc interventions, although it may not be a reliable indicator of individual zinc status...
  14. ncbi Zinc bioavailability from zinc-fortified foods
    Kenneth H Brown
    Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Int J Vitam Nutr Res 77:174-81. 2007
    ..There is little information on the effect of fortification with other micronutrients on zinc absorption from co-fortified foods, and zinc fortification does not seem to suppress iron absorption from iron-fortified foods in most studies...