A5087159253- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Trace Elements in Health
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Malaria Research and Control
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Infant Nutrition and Health
Ghent University
2018-2024
Ghent University Hospital
2019-2023
University of California, Davis
2013-2019
Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias
2014
ETH Zurich
2010-2013
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
2010-2011
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania
2008
Globally, 149 million children under 5 years of age are estimated to be stunted (length more than 2 standard deviations below international growth standards)
Abstract Growth faltering in children (low length for age or low weight length) during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to 2 years age) influences short-term and long-term health survival 1,2 . Interventions such as nutritional supplementation pregnancy postnatal period could help prevent growth faltering, but programmatic action has been insufficient eliminate high burden stunting wasting low- middle-income countries. Identification windows population subgroups on which focus...
Small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) are promising home fortification products, but the optimal zinc level needed to improve growth and reduce morbidity is uncertain. We aimed assess impact of providing SQ-LNS with varied amounts zinc, along illness treatment, on zinc-related outcomes compared standard care. In a placebo-controlled, cluster-randomized trial, 34 communities were stratified intervention (IC) or non-intervention cohorts (NIC). 2435 eligible IC children...
Previous reviews have identified 44 risk factors for poor early child development (ECD) in low- and middle-income countries. Further understanding of their relative influence pathways is needed to inform the design interventions targeting ECD.We conducted path analyses associated with 18-month language motor four prospective cohorts children who participated trials as part International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (iLiNS) Project Ghana (n = 1,023), Malawi 675 1,385), Burkina Faso...
The European Food Consumption Validation (EFCOVAL) project includes 600 men and women from Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Netherlands, Norway, who had given serum 24-hour urine samples, completed dietary recall (24-HDR) interviews. Consumption, according to 24-HDR, was matched against Safety Authority (EFSA) databases of mycotoxin contaminations, via FoodEx1 standard classifications, producing an indirect external estimate exposure. Direct, internal measurements exposure were made in...
Abstract Background The impact of access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) health education on large-scale deworming programs aimed at controlling soil-transmitted helminth (STH) schistosome (SCH) infections has not been well studied. We assessed the additional WASH infrastructure schools STH SCH in Ethiopia. Methods study used a quasi-experimental design under which 30 were assigned either an intervention (15 schools) or control arm. Both arms received standard treatment...
Stunting prevalence is an indicator of a country's progress towards United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 2, which to end hunger and achieve improved nutrition. Accelerating reducing stunting requires deeper understanding the factors that contribute linear growth faltering. We conducted path analyses associated with 18-month length-for-age z-score (LAZ) in four prospective cohorts children who participated trials as part International Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Project Ghana...
Adherence to supplementation provided during an intervention trial can affect interpretation of study outcomes. We compared different approaches for estimating adherence small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) and dispersible tablets in a randomised clinical Burkina Faso. A total 2435 children (9-18 months) were randomly assigned receive daily 20 g SQ-LNS with varying contents zinc tablet containing 0 or 5 mg zinc. was assessed all through weekly caregiver interviews,...
We aimed to produce quantitative estimates of the associations between 4 domains child development and linear growth during 3 periods: before birth, early infancy, later infancy. also determine whether several factors attenuated these associations.In 3700 children in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, was measured times from birth age 18 months. At months, language, motor, socioemotional, executive function were assessed. In Faso (n = 1111), personal-social assessed rather than latter 2...
Abstract Optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices can help ensure nutrient adequacy support healthy growth development. Small‐quantity lipid‐based supplements (SQ‐LNS) have been proposed to fill gaps, but little is known about the impact of provision SQ‐LNS on breastfeeding or complementary practices. In context four coordinated randomized controlled supplementation trials in diverse sites Africa, we compared IYCF at age 18 months (after 9–12 supplementation) between those...
The total phenolic content of methanol and ethyl-acetate extracts pits from seven Algerian palm date (Phœnix dactylifera L.) fruit varieties was estimated by the Folin-Ciocalteau method. Their respective antioxidant activities were evaluated DPPH· Co(II)-EDTA luminol chemiluminescence tests their profile established LC-DAD-MS (ESI− ESI+). methanolic ranged 27.2 to 38.5 mg caffeic acid equivalents CAE/100 g fresh weight, while ethyl acetate gave contents ranging 22.8 42.6 weight. antiradical...
Abstract Aim Sub‐Saharan Africa bears a disproportionate amount of global diseases related to neurodevelopmental delays in infancy, including malnutrition, malaria and HIV . Evaluating interventions prevent such requires developmental assessment tools appropriate for Africa. This study aimed develop evaluate tool. Methods The Developmental Milestones Checklist ( DMC ) was developed Kenya provide motor, language personal‐social scores children aged from 3 24 months. We an extended version ‐...
We assessed the effects of providing a package interventions including small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) containing 0, 5 or 10 mg zinc and illness treatment to Burkinabe children from 9 18 months age, on biomarkers zinc, iron vitamin A status at compared with non-intervention cohort (NIC). Using two-stage cluster randomized trial design, communities were randomly assigned intervention (IC) NIC, extended family compounds within IC different groups. (n = 2435) provided...