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Preventing Iron-Deficiency Anemia In Children In Developing Countries — Why It Is Necessary And How It Must Be Approached, Nupur Dogra

The Meducator

Iron deficiency (ID) has been identified as the most common nutritional deficiency condition in the world, with a high prevalence in both developed and developing countries. ID and iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) affect the cognitive, socioemotional and motor development of children. Using evidence from 2002 onwards, a literature review of the impact of ID and IDA on child development and the interventions preventing them was conducted. Review of recent evidence presents 1) altered cognitive functions, 2) decreased socio-emotional development, and 3) impediment of motor skills development due to ID and IDA . In conclusion, the effects of ID and IDA on child ...

A Literature Review Of The Health Effects Of A Plant Based Diet Versus An Animal Based Diet, James Cote

Senior Honors Papers

Health and nutrition can mean a myriad of things to many people in today’s culture. The majority of the time people are unaware of the proper nutrients their body needs and how to get them from food. This thesis will seek to expose the health benefits that are associated with consuming a raw plant-based die, offering a more profound and encompassing view on nutrition. Investigating further into today’s most common diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity, cancer and autoimmune disorders, it will seek to discover and answer why we have so many health issues. This thesis will ...

Elongation Factor 1a-1 And Hepatocyte Response To Fatty Acid Excess, Alexandra M. Stoianov

University of Western Ontario - Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Obesity is associated with elevated levels of serum fatty acids, which accumulate in nonadipose tissues including the liver. Elongation factor 1A-1 (EF1A-1) has previously been shown to participate in the cell stress and death response of cardiomyocytes to excess saturated fatty exposure, and in steatotic mouse myocardium. In this thesis, the hypothesis that the hepatocyte response to fatty acid overload involves EF1A-1 was tested. EF1A-1 expression was induced in the livers of obese mice in association with severe hepatic steatosis, and in HepG2 human hepatoma cells in response to excess palmitate. Partial translocation of EF1A-1 from the ER to polymerized ...

Using Geospatial Technologies To Characterize Relationships Between Travel Behavior, Food Availability, And Health, Warren J. Christian

Theses and Dissertations--Geography

Epidemic obesity in the U.S. has prompted exploration of causal factors related to the built environment. Recent research has noted statistical associations between the spatial accessibility of retail food sources, such as supermarkets, convenience stores, and restaurants, and individual characteristics such as weight, socioeconomic status, and race/ethnicity. These studies typically use residential proximity or neighborhood density to food sources as the measure of accessibility. Assessing food environments in this manner, however, is very limiting. Since most people travel outside of their neighborhood on a daily basis, the retail food sources available to individuals residing in the same area ...

Nutrition And Diabetic Management In Urban Kenya, Madeline Jackson

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This Independent Study project sought to identify the changes in nutrition from the traditional Luo culture to the new urban setting and explore the management, perceptions and prevalence of Type II diabetes in an increasingly urban area. The focus was on Type II diabetes since the majority of disease burden stems from this acquired form of the diabetes. Through speaking with elderly community members and shadowing the first line diabetic treatment centers in Kisumu, an assessment of the relationship between changing nutrition and diabetic management showed numerous gaps in the system that will continue to increase unless something is done ...

Medication Intensification In Diabetes In Rural Primary Care: A Cluster-Randomised Effectiveness Trial, Katherine L. Billue, Monika M. Safford, Amanda H. Salanitro, Thomas K. Houston, William Curry, Yongin Kim, Jeroan J. Allison, Carlos A. Estrada

Quantitative Health Sciences Publications and Presentations

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of a provider-based intervention to improve medication intensification among patients with diabetes. DESIGN: Effectiveness cluster-randomised trial. Baseline and follow-up cross-sections of diabetes physicians' patients.

SETTING: Eleven U.S. Southeastern states, 2006-2008.

PARTICIPANTS: 205 Rural primary care physicians, 95 completed the study.

INTERVENTION: Multicomponent interactive intervention including web-based continuing medical education (CME), performance feedback and quality improvement tools.

PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Medication intensification, a dose increase of an existing medication or the addition of a new class of medication for glucose, blood pressure and lipids control on any of the three most recent office visits.

RESULTS ...

A Mixed Methods Approach To Food Safety Knowledge, Beliefs And Practices In Hispanic Families With Young Children In Nebraska, Kristen M. Stenger

Open Access Theses and Dissertations from the College of Education and Human Sciences

This mixed methods study addresses food safety for Hispanic families with young children in Nebraska. A convergent mixed methods design was used, where qualitative and quantitative data were collected in parallel, analyzed separately and then merged in analysis and interpretation. A quantitative food safety knowledge survey (n=90, 52 from focus groups, 38 from piloting the survey), was used to assess the FightBac!™ concepts: Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill, and two additional concepts: foods that increase risk, and groups at increased risk. Qualitative focus groups explored food safety handling beliefs and practices through the lens of the Health Belief Model. Focus ...

Pilot Study With Overweight Youth: Greater Lowell Boys And Girls Club, Garry Handelman

Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat

In collaboration with the Lowell Community Health Center and the Lowell Boys and Girls Club, Dr. Handelman, Dr. Pbert and colleagues carried out an intervention trial, recruiting 25 overweight youth for a 5-month after-school intervention program. BMI, fasting insulin, and behavioral attitudes were monitored. There were not short-term improvements in physical health. The youth and their families had a very positive attitude toward the program, with changes in the direction of healthier diet behaviors. The social structure of this youth organization would be compatible with provision of long-term diet and life-style programs for all youth, including youth seeking to achieve ...