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Volume 12, Issue 3, May 2023

Compliance with Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation Among Pregnant Women in the Bekwai Municipality, Ghana

Kingsley Atuahene Ampratwum, Isaac Nyanor, John Ndebugri Alem

Issue: Volume 12, Issue 3, May 2023

Pages: 65-76

Received: 28 December 2022

Accepted: 15 April 2023

Published: 20 June 2023

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20231203.11

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Abstract: Globally, 40% of pregnant women are affected by anaemia. Anaemia, low haemoglobin level in the bloodstream, has many negative effects on pregnancy. The World Health Organisation recommends supplementation with iron and folic acid to prevent the incidence of anaemia in pregnancy. In Ghana, iron and folic acid supplementation has been through Ante Na... Show More

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Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Fiber Intake and Its Relationship with Health

Maria Lidia Palma, Mariana Batalha, Joana Pereira, Maria Joao Cebola, Paula Pereira, Marisa Nicolai

Issue: Volume 12, Issue 3, May 2023

Pages: 77-85

Received: 23 May 2023

Accepted: 10 June 2023

Published: 27 June 2023

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20231203.12

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Abstract: The correlation between the type of food in the diet and the occurrence of intestinal pathology and other health conditions is becoming increasingly clear. The fiber intake, particularly its relationship with the maintenance of intestinal microbiota has been ascertained and is included in the concept of intestinal permeability and health. The curre... Show More

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