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Background: Roughly 200 million women become pregnant every year - most of them living in developing countries in Asia and Africa - many of these women suffer from ongoing nutritional deficiencies, contributing to the estimate of half a million maternal deaths a year. Educational programs teaching on …

Due to growing awareness of nutrition’s impact on human health and the environment, more people decide to adopt a sustainable diet. Some decide to become flexitarians, and others stop eating meat completely. It has been also observed that mood plays a big role in influencing eating behaviours. Scientists …

As an essential nutrient for food production, phosphate is largely used in fertilizers to enhance crop growth (Baishya et al., 2016; Hasanuzzaman et al., 2018). Regardless of its enormous demand, the only concentrated P source is phosphate rock and the resource is finite (Cordell & White, 2011; Smit …

Low household dietary diversity is a persistent problem experienced by settled pastoralists households living in Turkana which is highly contributed by the persistent rate of food insecurity. A problem arises from households’ inability to access diverse food and nutritious diets due to insufficient food …

The aging population faces two conditions that threaten healthy aging: high fat mass (obesity) and low muscle mass and function (sarcopenia). The combination of both—referred to as sarcopenic obesity—synergistically increases the risk of adverse health outcomes. The two conditions often co-occur because …

Global food systems need to become more sustainable, resilient and inclusive. To accelerate this transition, there is a need for scaling innovative strategies for improved Food and Nutrition Security (FNS), particularly for the poor and marginalised. Scaling, however, is not a straightforward or value-free …

VHL University of Applied Sciences (VHL) is a sustainable University of AppliedSciences that trains students to be ambitious, innovative professionals andcarries out applied research to make a significant contribution to asustainable world. Together with partners from the field, they contribute to innovative …

Smallholder rice farming has an important role to secure a sustainable livelihood, food and nutrition security in Bihar, India. Despite being a staple food and main source of income of smallholder rice farmers, productivity is comparatively very low. The intended objective of this study was to examine …

Background: The environment affects children’s energy balance-related behaviors to a considerable extent. A context-based physical activity and nutrition school- and family-based intervention, named KEIGAAF, is being implemented in low socio-economic neighborhoods in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The aim …