{"title":"Nutrition of School-Aged Children and Adolescents in Europe and Central Asia Region: A Literature and Survey Review.","authors":"Emily Mates, Natasha Lelijveld, Zakari Ali, Kate Sadler, Amirhossein Yarparvar, Tamsin Walters, Rebecca Brown, Basil Rodriques","doi":"10.1177/03795721231163021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03795721231163021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Middle childhood and adolescence are critical times for the growth, development, and establishment of healthy eating habits. The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region has been through economic and nutrition transitions over the past 20 years, which are likely to have affected the nutritional status of this group.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This review aimed to collate data on the nutritional status and dietary patterns of school-aged children (SAC) and adolescents (5-19 years) across the ECA region in order to inform policy and programming decisions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic search of the literature in Pubmed, Cochrane, and ScienceDirect databases was conducted (April 2019), complemented by a systematic review of nationally representative surveys. Inclusion criteria were any data on micronutrient deficiencies, overweight, stunting, wasting, thinness, or dietary patterns in SAC and adolescents in the 21 UNICEF-defined countries of ECA, published since the year 2000.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results included 134 published papers and 6 sources of survey data. The majority of studies were conducted in Turkey (56%), with all other countries having fewer than 10 studies each; 8 countries in the region having no studies on this age group at all. The most significant nutrition issue was overweight and obesity. Micronutrient deficiencies, particularly anemia, emerge as a further challenge. Dietary patterns were worse in urban areas and boys.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings of this review suggest that there are 3 critical areas that need immediate attention: the promotion of healthy diets and physical activity to address high levels of overweight/obesity, anemia prevention efforts, and addressing the considerable data gaps for SAC and adolescent nutrition.</p>","PeriodicalId":12394,"journal":{"name":"Food and Nutrition Bulletin","volume":"44 1","pages":"51-61"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9532940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camila Elizandra Rossi, Maria Gabriela M Pinho, Elizabeth Nappi Corrêa, Ângelo Horta de Abreu, Cassiano Ricardo Rech, Jorge Ricardo da Costa Ferreira, Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos
{"title":"Neighborhood Availability and Use of Food, Physical Activity, and Social Services Facilities in Relation to Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.","authors":"Camila Elizandra Rossi, Maria Gabriela M Pinho, Elizabeth Nappi Corrêa, Ângelo Horta de Abreu, Cassiano Ricardo Rech, Jorge Ricardo da Costa Ferreira, Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos","doi":"10.1177/03795721221146215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03795721221146215","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the association of a combined measure of availability and use of facilities from the food environment and overweight (including obesity) among schoolchildren, while taking into account the physical activity and social-assistance environments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of schoolchildren aged 7 to 14 years living in a southern Brazilian city (n = 2026). Multilevel analyses were performed with overweight as outcome and the food environment as main exposure. Models were adjusted for the physical activity and social-assistance environments, as well as individual and other residential neighborhood characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Greater availability of restaurants around the home was associated with higher odds of overweight (odds ratio [OR] = 1.40; 95% CI = 1.06-1.85). Stronger associations were found for schoolchildren reporting to use restaurants (OR = 1.48; 95% CI = 1.15-1.90). This association remained significant after adjusting for the presence of other food retailers. Schoolchildren who had social-assistance facilities around their homes, but reported not to use them, showed consistently higher odds of being overweight (OR = 1.34; 95% CI = 1.01-1.78) as compared to schoolchildren who had these facilities near home and used them. The physical activity environment was not associated with the outcome.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Availability and use of the food and social-assistance environments were significantly associated with overweight (including obesity) among the schoolchildren. Future research should consider the use of environmental facilities in combination to their geographical availability. Our results highlight the need for policies that limit the access to obesogenic food outlets by children and adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":12394,"journal":{"name":"Food and Nutrition Bulletin","volume":"44 1","pages":"12-26"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10186564/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9487121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Çağlak, Orhan Kobya, Özen Yusuf Öğretmen, B. Karslı, Buşra Kara
{"title":"The Effect of Sausage Production as Alternative Processing Product and Use of Natural Antioxidants on the Evaluation of Trout Fillet Waste","authors":"E. Çağlak, Orhan Kobya, Özen Yusuf Öğretmen, B. Karslı, Buşra Kara","doi":"10.29329/foodb.2022.495.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/foodb.2022.495.03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12394,"journal":{"name":"Food and Nutrition Bulletin","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74132185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Merilyn Amlani, Normina Abubakar, Norjas Deong, J. Ti̇kmasan, Fathma Abduhasan, Ainulyakin Imlani, Albaris B. Tahiluddin
{"title":"Sensory Characteristics of Dried and Rehydrated Sea Urchin Tripneustes gratilla Roe with Different Steaming Times as Pre-Treatment","authors":"Merilyn Amlani, Normina Abubakar, Norjas Deong, J. Ti̇kmasan, Fathma Abduhasan, Ainulyakin Imlani, Albaris B. Tahiluddin","doi":"10.29329/foodb.2022.495.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/foodb.2022.495.01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12394,"journal":{"name":"Food and Nutrition Bulletin","volume":"69 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86911213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Albaris B. Tahiluddin, Iannıe Maribao, Merilyn Amlani, Jurmin H. Sarri
{"title":"A Review on Spoilage Microorganisms in Fresh and Processed Aquatic Food Products","authors":"Albaris B. Tahiluddin, Iannıe Maribao, Merilyn Amlani, Jurmin H. Sarri","doi":"10.29329/foodb.2022.495.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/foodb.2022.495.05","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12394,"journal":{"name":"Food and Nutrition Bulletin","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89434104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Endokrin Bozucu Kimyasal (EBK)'ların Balık Gonadlarında Endokrin Sistem Üzerine Etkileri","authors":"İbrahim Cengizler","doi":"10.29329/foodb.2022.495.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/foodb.2022.495.04","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12394,"journal":{"name":"Food and Nutrition Bulletin","volume":"512 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77059449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of Different Analysis Methods for Determination of Nutrient Composition of Fish Meal Produced from Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)","authors":"Barış Bayrakli, H. A. Duyar, Sezgin Yıldız","doi":"10.29329/foodb.2022.495.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29329/foodb.2022.495.02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12394,"journal":{"name":"Food and Nutrition Bulletin","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75874103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Astrid Mathiassen, Margarita Lovon, Barbara Baille, Kathryn Ogden, Susanna Sandström
{"title":"Using Household Consumption Data to Flag Low Nutrient Access.","authors":"Astrid Mathiassen, Margarita Lovon, Barbara Baille, Kathryn Ogden, Susanna Sandström","doi":"10.1177/0379572121989219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0379572121989219","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Information on food consumption, dietary diversity, and nutrient inadequacies are key for informing food security and nutrition programming. Household- and individual-level data together provide the most complete information, but individual dietary modules are not always feasible in humanitarian contexts due to cost and time constraints.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This article asks to what extent it is possible to use food consumption data which is commonly collected at household level through food security and vulnerability surveys, to assess the household's access to vitamin A and iron.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The validation analysis uses household food consumption and expenditure surveys from Guatemala, Honduras, Nepal, and Uganda and the adult male equivalent approach for calculating nutrient access.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results show a positive significant correlation between the frequency of consumption and adequacy as estimated from comprehensive household food consumption modules, with correlation in the range of 0.4 to 0.7. Frequency thresholds for distinguishing between adequate and inadequate nutrient access, based on how often foods rich in the relevant nutrient are eaten during 1 week, mostly fulfill standard sensitivity and specificity criteria.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The article concludes that in humanitarian contexts, a frequency-based proxy for nutrient access based on household data commonly collected in emergency assessments and through monitoring systems can be used and can support this particular data gap. As a rule of thumb, a frequency threshold of 7 should be used for vitamin A and of 12 for iron.</p>","PeriodicalId":12394,"journal":{"name":"Food and Nutrition Bulletin","volume":"43 4","pages":"479-499"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10845281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel J Hoffman, Ismail Kassim, Biram Ndiaye, Mark E McGovern, Huyen Le, Kiross Tefera Abebe, Mohamed Ag Ayoya
{"title":"Childhood Stunting and Wasting Following Independence in South Sudan.","authors":"Daniel J Hoffman, Ismail Kassim, Biram Ndiaye, Mark E McGovern, Huyen Le, Kiross Tefera Abebe, Mohamed Ag Ayoya","doi":"10.1177/03795721221128126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03795721221128126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>South Sudan has experienced ongoing civil and environmental problems since gaining independence in 2011 that may influence childhood nutritional status.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To estimate the prevalence of undernutrition among children in South Sudan in 2018 and 2019 compared to the prevalence in 2010.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data on height and weight were collected using a 2-stage stratified sample framework in which households were randomly selected at the county level and nutritional status was calculated for all children under 5 years of age to determine height-for-age, weight-for-height, and weight-for-age Z-scores (HAZ, WHZ, and WAZ) and the prevalence of stunting, wasting, and underweight. Linear and logistic regression analyses were used to determine factors associated with nutritional status and the odds ratio for nutritional outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 2010, the mean HAZ, WHZ, and WAZ was -0.78, -0.82, and -1.15, respectively, and the prevalence of stunting, wasting, and underweight was 30%, 23%, and 32%, respectively. In 2018 and 2019, the mean HAZ, WHZ, and WAZ was -0.50, -0.70, -0.77 and -0.53, -0.77, -0.76, respectively. The prevalence of stunting, wasting, and underweight in 2018 and 2019 was 17%, 14%, 15% and 16%, 16%, 17%, respectively. Age was negatively associated with all nutritional indices and girls had higher HAZ, WHZ, and WAZ and a lower mid upper arm circumference (<i>P</i> < .01) compared to boys. The risk of poor nutritional outcomes was associated with vaccine status and varied by state of residence.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Following independence in 2010, the prevalence of undernutrition in South Sudan decreased, but the risk for undernutrition varied by state and efforts to address food security and health need to ensure equitable access for all children in South Sudan.</p>","PeriodicalId":12394,"journal":{"name":"Food and Nutrition Bulletin","volume":"43 4","pages":"381-394"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10494947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}