Background: Meta-analyses show that small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) reduce child wasting and stunting. There is little information regarding effects on severe wasting or stunting.
Objectives: We aimed to identify the effect of SQ-LNSs on prevalence of severe wasting (weight-for-length z score < -3) and severe stunting (length-for-age z score < -3).
Background: Meta-analyses show that small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNSs) reduce child stunting and wasting. Identification of subgroups who benefit most from SQ-LNSs may facilitate program design.
Objectives: We aimed to identify study-level and individual-level modifiers of the effect of SQ-LNSs on child growth outcomes.
Background: Nutrition in the school-aged child matters for brain development and public policy investments globally. Our group previously conducted a trial in urban schools of Haiti to examine the effects of a fortified peanut butter snack, Vita Mamba, with limited findings for anemia.
Objective: We aimed to test the hypothesis that Vita Mamba, with systematic deworming in both study arms, would significantly reduce anemia among rural, school-aged children.
Objective: The primary aim was to examine the association of socio-economic factors and diet with overweight (including obesity) among school-aged children in Haiti. The secondary aim was to describe food availability and the physical activity built environment in participating schools.
Design: This cross-sectional study examined baseline data from the intervention Mamba study assessing the effectiveness of a fortified peanut butter paste in school-aged children.
Aim: To examine the nutrition-related factors associated with motor and language development among young children living in a poor urban area of Haiti.
Methods: Children aged 6-11 months (n = 583) were enrolled and followed monthly for one year. World Health Organization motor developmental milestones and vowel and consonant counts were assessed.
Anemia diminishes oxygen transport in the body, resulting in potentially irreversible growth and developmental consequences for children. Limited evidence for determinants of anemia exists for school-aged children. We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial in Haiti from 2012 to 2013 to test the efficacy of a fortified school snack.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In Haiti and other countries, large-scale investments in school feeding programs have been made with marginal evidence of nutrition outcomes.
Objective: We aimed to examine the effectiveness of a fortified ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF), Mamba, on reduced anemia and improved body composition in school-aged children compared to an unfortified cereal bar, Tablet Yo, and control groups.
Methods: A cluster, randomized trial with children ages 3-13 y (n = 1167) was conducted in the north of Haiti.
Background: In Arabidopsis thaliana, the family of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels (CNGCs) is composed of 20 members. Previous studies indicate that plant CNGCs are involved in the control of growth processes and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. According to their proposed function as cation entry pathways these channels contribute to cellular cation homeostasis, including calcium and sodium, as well as to stress-related signal transduction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Three-day food recall and normalized protein nitrogen appearance calculation from pre- and postdialysis plasma urea are the most commonly used techniques to assess nutritional intake, but a 7-day dietary recall is probably more accurate to approach dietary intake in clinical practice.
Methods: A total of 99 hemodialyzed patients from two units were analyzed in a 7-day dietary record with a large range of age and without having any signs of malnutrition. Dietary protein intake was estimated from the recall and calculated (normalized protein catabolic rate) from urea kinetic modeling.
Gravity-induced root curvature has long been considered to be regulated by differential distribution of the plant hormone auxin. However, the cells establishing these gradients, and the transport mechanisms involved, remain to be identified. Here, we describe a GFP-based auxin biosensor to monitor auxin during Arabidopsis root gravitropism at cellular resolution.
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