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Effect of fermentation on protein digestibility of soybean and sweet potato blends: aspergillus oryzae vs. Lactobacillus plantarum
(2009)
The improvement of nutritional quality of foods through fermentation has been practiced for long.Fermentation imparts desirable characteristics to products and makes them more utilizable nutrient sources than the unfermented ...
Effectiveness of community health workers in improving early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding rates in a low-resource setting: A cluster-randomized longitudinal study
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2020-04)
Little evidence exists in Kenya on the potential of community health workers (CHWs) in promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and early breastfeeding initiation (EBI) in resource‐restricted settings where very low EBF ...
Effect of settlement on nutrition and health status of pastoral Gabra women of reproductive age in Kalacha Location, Marsabit County, Kenya
(2012-12)
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of settlement on the nutrition and health status of pastoral women of reproductive age.
A cross-sectional survey that included a 24 h dietary recall was ...
Streptozotocin-induced diabetes lowers retinol-binding protein and transthyretin concentrations in rats.
(The British Journal of Nutrition, 1996-12)
Retinol-binding protein (RBP) and transthyretin (TTR) in the plasma, liver and kidney, retinol in plasma, and total vitamin A in the liver were measured in rats 6 weeks after diabetes mellitus had been induced by streptozotocin ...