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DIETARY INTAKE OF COLLEGE ATHLETES DURING TRAINING IN TERTIARY INSTITUTES IN THE NORTH RIFT REGION OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2013)
Athletics is increasingly becoming a major pillar of sustainable national development in Kenya. It is therefore important for athletes to consider various aspects of good performance. The concept that athletic performance ...
OPTIMIZATION OF GLUTEN-FREE BREAD PREPARED FROM GREEN BANANA, PUMPKIN SEED AND CASSAVA COMPOSITE FLOURS
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
Awareness and increased diagnosis of celiac disease and gluten intolerance in African countries has created the need for developing innovative and improved quality and gluten free breads. The locally available food products ...
AN EVALUATION OF A NUTRITION PROGRAM, POSITIVE DEVIANCE HEARTH INTERVENTION, IN MIGORI COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Positive Deviance Hearth program is designed to rehabilitate malnourished children, enable the families to sustain their rehabilitation at home on their own and to prevent malnutrition in younger siblings. However, PD ...
EFFECT OF SOY FORTIFICATION ON PROXIMATE, FUNCTIONAL AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS OF CASSAVA BASED FLOURS AND PRODUCTS
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
Diets in most households in developing countries are based on starchy staples which do not provide sufficient proteins for children below age five, predisposing them to Protein Energy Malnutrition. Cassava is one such ...
EVALUATION OF NUTRITIONAL QUALITY, PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND SENSORY ATTRIBUTES OF FOUR SOYBEAN VARIETIES GROWN IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Protein nutrition is important for human health because its deficiency leads to major public health problems such as Protein Energy Malnutrition. Soybean an excellent and cheap source of high quality protein has been ...
NUTRIENT COMPOSITION, EFFICACY, AND CONSUMER ACCEPTABILITY OF SOY FORTIFIED COMPLEMENTARY FOODS FROM WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)
Protein Energy Malnutrition accounts for half of the annual deaths of children aged below five years. Complementary foods for such young children should be protein rich and nutrient dense. Compositing complementary flours ...
Parents’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Prevention of Dental Caries among Five Year Old Children in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2019)
Dental caries affect 60-90% of school-going children globally, and the prevalence is rising
steadily in developing countries. Its impacts reduce the quality of life in children;
compromise their nutrient intake, enjoyment ...
DEVELOPMENT OF A FERMENTED SOY BEAN FORTIFIED MAIZE MEAL SNACK (MKARANGO) TO ALLEVIATE PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION IN SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) is a serious public health problem among school going children in Africa and other developing countries. Fortification of food fed to children with legumes is one of the most sustainable ...
DIETARY HABITS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND PREVALENCE OF DENTAL CARIES AMONG 5-YEAR-OLD SCHOOL CHILDREN IN UASIN-GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)
Dental caries affects 60-90% of children globally with the burden in both industrialized and less industrialized countries undergoing nutrition transition. Nutritional deprivation due to difficulty in eating a variety of ...
EFFECT OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max) FORTIFIED PORRIDGES ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN 36-60 MONTHS OLD IN MATEKA EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)
Protein energy deficiency is still common in developing countries, particularly among pre-school children and therefore there should be sustainable ways to alleviate this. Bungoma is one of the counties with high prevalence ...