Optimal formulations of local foods to achieve nutritional adequacy for 6-23-month-old rural Tanzanian children.

ABSTRACT: Background: Achieving nutritional goals of infants and young children while maintaining the intake of local and culture-specific foods can be a daunting task. Diet optimisation using linear goal programming (LP) can effectively generate optimal formulations incorporating local and culturally acceptable foods. Objective: The primary objective of this study was to determine whether a realistic and affordable diet that achieves dietary recommended intakes (DRIs) for 22 selected nutrients can be formulated for rural 6-23-month-old children in Tanzania. Design: Dietary intakes of 400 children aged 6-23 months were assessed using a weighed dietary record (WDR), 24-hour dietary recalls and a 7-days food record. A market survey was also carried out to estimate the cost per 100

SUBMITTER: Raymond J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5553099 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature