Nutritional qualities and enhancement of edible insects

A Van Huis, B Rumpold, C Maya… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Over the last decade, the urgency to find alternative and sustainable protein sources has
prompted an exponential increase in the interest in insects as a human food source. Edible …

African traditional use of edible insects and challenges towards the future trends of food and feed

C Kipkoech, J Jaster-Keller… - Journal of Insects …, 2023 - wageningenacademic.com
In the current times of climate change, the intense use of insects as a protein source is
gaining popularity worldwide, and will likely contribute to increased nutrient intake in food …

[HTML][HTML] Approaches to address the anemia challenge

CU Loechl, A Datta-Mitra, L Fenlason, R Green… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anemia is a multifactorial condition; approaches to address it must recognize that the causal
factors represent an ecology consisting of internal (biology, genetics, and health) and …

Dried small fish provide nutrient densities important for the first 1000 days

KA Byrd, L Pincus, MM Pasqualino… - Maternal & Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Inadequate nutrient intakes are prevalent among many populations in sub‐Saharan Africa
and increasing fish consumption among pregnant/lactating women and children is one …

Impacts of insect consumption on human health

VJ Stull - Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2021 - wageningenacademic.com
Edible insects represent an understudied food resource that may promote human health.
They characteristically contain ample protein, healthy fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins, and …

[HTML][HTML] Fish and fish-based products for nutrition and health in the first 1000 days: a systematic review of the evidence from low and middle-income countries

KA Byrd, J Shieh, S Mork, L Pincus, L O'Meara… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fish provide essential nutrients for the critical window of growth and development in the first
1000 d of life and are thus an attractive option for inclusion in nutrition-sensitive and nutrition …

Animal-source foods as a suitable complementary food for improved physical growth in 6 to 24-month-old children in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic …

H Asare, A Rosi, M Faber, CM Smuts… - British Journal of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Although animal-source foods are suitable complementary food for child growth in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs), their efficacy is still under discussion. This systematic …

Contribution of edible insects to improved food and nutrition security: a review

F Matiza Ruzengwe, SP Nyarugwe… - … Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The consumption of insects “entomophagy” or insect‐based foods is increasingly being
recognised as an emerging solution to promote diet diversification and address the multiple …

Child-owned poultry intervention effects on hemoglobin, anemia, concurrent anemia and stunting, and morbidity status of young children in southern Ethiopia: A …

A Omer, D Hailu, SJ Whiting - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cereal-based diets contribute to anemia in Ethiopian children. Eggs have nutrients to boost
hemoglobin levels as well as counter concurrent anemia and stunting (CAS) and morbidity …

Acceptability of cereal-cricket porridge compared to cereal and cereal-milk-porridges among caregivers and nursery school children in Uasin Gishu, Kenya

J Kinyuru, C Kipkoech, S Imathiu, S Konyole… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Crickets have been promoted as a possible animal protein source in child feeding by
enriching porridge with cricket powder due to its nutritional contribution and affordability. The …