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Malnutrition: Scaling digital behaviour change interventions
ByHindustan Times Jan 29, 2024 02:52 PM IST Share Via Copy Link This article is authored by Sharon Barnhardt and Pratyusha Govindraju, Centre for Social and Behaviour Change, Ashoka University. Behavioural interventions on digital platforms have the potential to improve child malnutrition at a large scale in rural India right now. While this may seem…
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João Marcelo Gomes Named President of Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health
Gomes brings nearly 30 years of experience in the sector to Kemin’s agriculture business in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its…
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Steadfast Nutrition unveils new campaign to tackle the problem of fatigue
Click on the Image to watch the Video. Steadfast Nutrition has launched a pan-India campaign, #ThaknaNahiRuknaNahi, ahead of Republic Day. As per the company, the campaign aims to motivate Indians to tackle the problem of fatigue prevalent in urban India through energy-giving foods and supplements. Additionally, the campaign celebrates the resilience of Indians and their…
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Investing in children’s nutrition for a better future
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The issue of nutrition fulfillment in Indonesia may seem insignificant, but it has long-term impacts on the individual and the nation’s future. The World Population Review report in 2023 showed that the average intelligence level of Indonesians is 78.49, or ranked 126th in the world. In Southeast Asia, Indonesia is ranked at…
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Microbiome convergence enables siderophore-secreting-rhizobacteria to improve iron nutrition and yield of peanut intercropped with maize
Abstract Intercropping has the potential to improve plant nutrition as well as crop yield. However, the exact mechanism promoting improved nutrient acquisition and the role the rhizosphere microbiome may play in this process remains poorly understood. Here, we use a peanut/maize intercropping system to investigate the role of root-associated microbiota in iron nutrition in these…
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ESSNA on the latest developments in AI and sports nutrition
Decision makers are in the process of introducing legislation governing the use of AI. In this context, staying current on both industry and policy developments is critical for capitalising on emerging opportunities and addressing upcoming challenges. However, the debate surrounding AI is constantly evolving, as is its significance in the sports and active nutrition sector.…
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Avoiding conflicts of interest and reputational risks associated with population research on food and nutrition: the Food Research risK (FoRK) guidance and toolkit for researchers
Katherine Cullerton, senior lecturer1, Jean Adams, professor2, Nita G Forouhi, professor2, Oliver Francis, head of communications and knowledge exchange2, Martin White, professor2 1School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia 2Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK Correspondence to: M White martin.white{at}mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk (or @martinwhite33…
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Fast facts on fats & heart health
All food sources you may think of as fats, such as butter, shortening and oils, are made up of fatty acids. Fatty acids fall into three categories: monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated. While oils and fats contain a combination of these three types of fatty acids, they’re classified by the fatty acid with the highest content…
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Q&A: Glaxon on shaking up the sports and active nutrition category
Here, Michael Bischoff, founder and CEO at Glaxon, discusses going deep on the science, intentionally targeting the skeptics, and new concepts in the works like a fat-burning thermogenic craft beer. Glaxon will be featured as one of this year’s NutraIngredients-USA Start-up Stars at the upcoming Sports and Active Nutrition Summit (SANS) in San Diego, CA from Feb. 12 to…
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ESSNA insights: AI and sports nutrition – navigating the latest policy and industry developments
Decision makers are in the process of introducing legislation governing the use of AI. In this context, staying current on both industry and policy developments is critical for capitalising on emerging opportunities and addressing upcoming challenges. However, the debate surrounding AI is constantly evolving, as is its significance in the sports and active nutrition sector.…