ArticleMaternal & child nutrition2018
Combining food-based dietary recommendations using Optifood with zinc-fortified water potentially improves nutrient adequacy among 4- to 6-year-old children in Kisumu West district, Kenya.
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- The use of linear programming approach in diet optimization among children under five: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Potential Nutrient Contribution of Community-Based Insects in Children's Food in Northern Ghana.Current developments in nutrition · 2024Article
- Suitability and Potential Nutrient Contribution of Underutilized Foods in Community-Based Infant Foods in Northern Ghana.Nutrients · 2023Article
- The potential contribution of house crickets to the dietary zinc content and nutrient adequacy in young Kenyan children: a linear programming analysis using Optifood.The British journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Household-level consumption data can be redistributed for individual-level Optifood diet modeling: analysis from four countries.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2022Article
- Sensitivity of Food-Based Recommendations Developed Using Linear Programming to Model Input Data in Young Kenyan Children.Nutrients · 2021Article
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- Current and potential role of grain legumes on protein and micronutrient adequacy of the diet of rural Ghanaian infants and young children: using linear programming.Nutrition journal · 2019Article
- Mathematical Optimization to Explore Tomorrow's Sustainable Diets: A Narrative Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2018Review
- Combining food-based dietary recommendations using Optifood with zinc-fortified water potentially improves nutrient adequacy among 4- to 6-year-old children in Kisumu West district, Kenya.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Article
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Abstract
Children in developing countries often face multiple micronutrient deficiencies. Introduction of zinc-fortified water can increase zinc intake, but additional recommendations are required to address overall diet nutrient adequacy. We developed and tested food-based recommendations (FBRs) that included zinc-fortified water for children aged between 4 and 6 years from rural Kenya to achieve the best possible nutrient adequacy. Dietary intakes of 60 children aged 4-6 years, from Kisumu West district, Kenya, were assessed using a quantitative multipass 24-hr recall. Linear programming model parameters were derived, including a list of foods consumed, median serving sizes, and distribution of frequency of consumption. By using the Optifood linear programming tool, we developed FBRs for diets including zinc-fortified water. FBRs with nutrient levels achieving ≥70% recommended nutrient intake (RNI) of the World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations RNI for most of the 12 considered nutrients were selected as the final recommendations for the children. With no FBRs and no zinc-fortified water, percent RNI coverage range was between 40% and 76% for zinc, improving to 66-101% after introduction of zinc-fortified water. The final set of FBRs achieved nutrient adequacy for all nutrients except for vitamin A (25% RNI) and folate (68% RNI). Introduction of zinc-fortified water combined with FBRs will likely improve the nutrient adequacy of diets consumed by children in Kenya but needs to be complemented with alternative interventions to ensure dietary adequacy.
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