Health and Nutrition

Introduction to the HIV Nutrition Project (HNP):Increasing Animal Source Foods (ASF) in Diets of HIV-infected Kenyan Women and Their Children

Abstract: Many of the 28 million people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) estimated to be living in sub-Saharan Africa also suffer […]

  • Date of Publication: November 2008
  • Author(s): Judith Ernst; Grace Ettyang; Charlotte Neumann; Winstone Nyandiko; Abraham Siika; Constantin Yiannoutsos
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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HIV Infection and Nutrition Status: The Importance of Food in Disease Management

Abstract: Preliminary evidence suggests that improved nutrition early in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may delay progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and delay the initiation […]

  • Date of Publication: November 2008
  • Author(s): Judith Ernst; Grace Ettyang; Charlotte Neumann; Winstone Nyandiko; Abraham Siika
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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The Academic Model Providing Access To Healthcare (AMPATH) in Kenya

Abstract: In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 28 million people are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In 2001, Moi University […]

  • Date of Publication: November 2008
  • Author(s): Winstone Nyandiko; Abraham Siika; Judith Ernst;Grace Ettyang; Charlotte Neumann; Constantin Yiannoutsos
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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INTSORMIL/CENTA Food Technologist Awarded Prize at PCCMCA

INTSORMIL/CENTA El Salvador scientists Vilma Calderon won third place for her paper, entitled “Nutritional Quality of Whole Sorghum in Different Food Applications”, presented at the 53rd […]

  • Date of Publication: 7/1/2008
  • Author(s): INTSORMIL CRSP
  • Type of Document: Impact/Success Story

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Point-of-Use Treatment Options for Improving Household Water Quality Among Rural Populations in the River Njoro Watershed, Kenya

Abstract: Rural access to improved water supplies in Kenya stands at 46%. Consequences are apparent in the River Njoro watershed, where a majority of households fetch […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2008
  • Author(s): Sangam K. Tiwari; Marion W. Jenkins
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Land Cover and Land Use Change in the Njoro Watershed, Kenya: A Threat to Human and Ecosystem Health

Abstract: The River Njoro watershed and surrounding areas have undergone rapid changes in land cover and land use during the past two decades. In an effort […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2008
  • Author(s): Tracy Baldyga
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Food Safety, Quality Control in Tilapia Products

Abstract: The most important quality issue for tilapia is the presence of off-flavors that derive from cyanobacteria and actinomycetes, which can be addressed by depuration. Methyltestosterone […]

  • Date of Publication: 1/2/2008
  • Author(s): Kevin Fitzsimmons
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Aflatoxin free Peanut-based Recovery and Functional Food

The goal is to develop an intervention food that will easily be distributed among malnourished and vulnerable people. The product is a peanut based highly nutritious […]

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Improved West African peanut production for enhanced health and socioeconomic status through the delivery of research-based production systems in Ghana

The overall goal is more efficient peanut production. In the U.S. this equates to maintaining yields while reducing inputs. This has been attained in recent years […]

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