Browsing RP-Department of Foods, Nutrition & Dietetics by Issue Date
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Nutrition and Cancer: A Review.
(PubMed, 1990-03)The issue about the aetiology of malignancies on the whole remains mysterious. There have been strong suggestion that, amongst other things, certain forms of cancer may be diet related. This has led to drastic changes in ... -
Hygienic and Sanitary Practices of vendors of Street Foods in Nairobi Kenya.
(Rural Outreach Program, 2005)The street food industry has an important role in the cities and towns of many developing countries in meeting the food demands of the urban dwellers. It feeds millions of people daily with a wide variety of foods that ... -
Utilization and Medicinal Value of Indigenous Leafy Vegetables Consumed in Urban and Peri-Urban Nairobi
(Bioline International, 2007)Indigenous African leafy vegetables have recently been attracting research attention not only in terms of their inherent nutrition quality but also the healing power of some of these plants. Diversification of diets through ... -
Kinetics of the Stability of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea Cv. Italica) Myrosinase and Isothiocyanates in Broccoli Juice during Pressure/Temperature Treatments.
(Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2007-03)The Brassicaceae plant family contains high concentrations of glucosinolates, which can be hydrolyzed by myrosinase yielding products having an anticarcinogenic activity. The pressure and temperature stabilities of endogenous ... -
Socioeconomic and demographic profiles of households with children aged 6-59 months, Mbita Division, Suba District, Kenya
(WFLPublisher, 2007-04)Household socioeconomic and demographic characteristics have been shown to have significant influence on nutrition and health status outcome. Their role in nutrition and health status of individuals infected or in households ... -
Promotion of Nutrition Education interventions in rural and urban Primary schools in Machakos District, Kenya
(Biosciences Journals, 2008)Objective: Nutrition knowledge among primary school children in Kenya requires improvement because the coverage of nutrition in syllabi has been on a downward trend since independence. A nine-month nutrition education ... -
Effect of soybean (glycine max) Supplementation on nutritional status of school children aged 6-9 years from HIV affected households in Suba District, Kenya
(Biosciences Journals, 2008)Objective: This study investigated the effect of soybean supplementation on the nutritional status of school children from HIV affected households in western Kenya. Methodology and Results: A research design was used ... -
Nutritional status and morbidity among HIV/AIDS-affected children aged 6-9 years in Suba district, Kenya
(WFLPublisher, 2008-04)The HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to claim lives and render many children orphans. More than 3 million people died from AIDS including half a million children. In Sub-Saharan Africa, it is estimated that 12 million children ... -
Nutrition and Public Hygiene among Children under Five Years of Age in Mukuru Slums of Makadara Division, Nairobi.
(East African medical journal, 2008-08)OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between sanitation and malnutrition among children below five years. DESIGN: A random sampling followed by an experimental design on microbiological analysis of food and water ... -
Anemia in the Context of Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS: A Case of Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi Kenya
(African Scholarly Science Communication Trust, 2009)Anemia is a major public health problem in Africa affecting over 80% of women in many countries. It is more common during pregnancy due to the increased demand for iron at different stages of pregnancy. In Kenya, one out ... -
Food consumption and nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA): a case of Thika and Bungoma Districts, Kenya
(2009)Objective: To establish the food consumption, dietary habits and nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and adults whose HIV status is not established. Design: Cross-sectional descriptive survey. Setting: ... -
Demographic characteristics and dietary supplements use by male rugby players in the 2006 season of Kenya cup league
(Kenyatta University, 2009)The purpose of the study was to establish demographic characteristics and dietary supplements use by Kenya Cup Rugby Players. This study investigated the age, level of education, occupation, experience and club affiliation ... -
Serum zinc levels of school children on a corn-soy blend feeding trial in primary schools in Suba district, Kenya
(Biosciences Journals, 2009)Objective: Micronutrient deficiencies are among the top ten leading causes of death in Sub Saharan Africa. In Suba district of Kenya, the problem is compounded by high poverty levels and a high prevalence of HIV and AIDS. ... -
Effect of fermentation on protein digestibility of soybean and sweet potato blends: aspergillus oryzae vs. Lactobacillus plantarum
(Kenyatta university, 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 ... -
The Availability of Processed Fruit Products and Their Contents of Vitamins A and C in Nairobi, Kenya
(African Scholarly Science Communications Trust, 2009-01)In Kenya, among children of less than five years, 84% have vitamin A deficiency, 73.4% have iron deficiency, and 51% have zinc deficiency. Among women, 39% have vitamin A deficiency, while among pregnant women, 60% have ... -
The effects of soybean (Glycine max) and pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) food mixtures on the nutritional status of school children in Suba District, Kenya
(WFL publishers, 2009-04)The effects of HIV and AIDS are reversing the developmental gains on malnutrition in Africa. It is important to reposition nutrition for development that is sustainable, especially in resource poor areas, an example which ... -
Potential role of street foods as micronutrients sources among low income groups in Nairobi, Kenya
(African Journals Online, 2009-08)Although more than 40% of Nairobi’s lower-income groups consume street foods, there is paucity of information available for urban policy makers and programmers on the potential contribution of street foods to micronutrient ... -
Food consumption and nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA): a case of Thika and Bungoma Districts, Kenya
(Public Health Nutrition, 2009-09)Objective: To establish the food consumption, dietary habits and nutritional status of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and adults whose HIV status is not established. Design: Cross-sectional descriptive survey. Setting: ... -
The impact of a nutrition and health programme on the socio-economic status and food access of households in Suba District, Kenya
(Biosciences Journals, 2009-09-07)Objective: Poor nutrition and ill health affect the productivity, livelihoods and food access of a household. This study investigated the impact of a nutrition and health programme on the socioeconomic status and food ... -
Acidification, crushing and thermal treatments can influence the profile and stability of folate poly-γ-glutamates in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica)
(Elsevier, 2009-12-01)The influence of different treatments, i.e., crushing, high temperature short time (90 °C/4 min) (HTST) and low temperature long time (60 °C/40 min) (LTLT) blanching, acidification (pH 4.3), and sequences of these treatments ...
