Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Chandyo, Ram Krishna"

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    • Engagement in agriculture protects against food insecurity and malnutrition in peri-urban Nepal 

      Moucheraud, Corrina; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Henjum, Sigrun; Strand, Tor A; Ulak, Manjeswori; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Locks, Lindsey; Webb, Patrick; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L. (Current Developments in Nutrition;Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-25)
      Background: Urbanization is occurring rapidly in many low- and middle-income countries, which may affect households’ livelihoods, diet, and food security and nutritional outcomes. Objective: The main objective of our ...

    • Environmental Enteropathy, Micronutrient Adequacy and Length Velocity in Nepalese Children - the Mal-Ed Birth Cohort Study 

      Morseth, Marianne S.; Henjum, Sigrun; Schwinger, Catherine; Strand, Tor A; Shrestha, Sanjaya; Shrestha, Binob; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori; Torheim, Liv Elin (Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN;Volume 67 - Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-01)
      Background: Nutrient deficiencies limit the growth and turnover of intestinal mucosa, but studies assessing whether specific nutrients protect against or improve environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) are scarce. We ...

    • Erythrocyte fatty acid composition of Nepal breast-fed infants. 

      Henjum, Sigrun; Øyvind, Lie; Manjeswori, Ulak; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L.; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Shrestha, Prakash Sunder; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Strand, Tor A.; Malde, Marian Kjellevold (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Purpose Essential fatty acids play a critical role in the growth and development of infants, but little is known about the fatty acid status of populations in low-income countries. The objective was to describe the fatty ...

    • Iron deficiency is uncommon among lactating women in urban Nepal, despite a high risk of inadequate dietary iron intake 

      Henjum, Sigrun; Manger, Mari Skar; Skeie, Eli; Ulak, Manjeswori; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L.; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Shrestha, Prakash S.; Locks, Lindsey; Ulvik, Rune Johan; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Strand, Tor A (British Journal of Nutrition;12(01), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-04-08)
      The main objective of the present study was to examine the association between dietary Fe intake and dietary predictors of Fe status and Hb concentration among lactating women in Bhaktapur, Nepal. We included 500 randomly ...

    • Nutrient intake and environmental enteric dysfunction among Nepalese children 9-24 months old-the MAL-ED birth cohort study. 

      Morseth, Marianne S.; Strand, Tor A; Torheim, Liv Elin; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori; Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar; Shrestha, Binob; Henjum, Sigrun (Pediatric Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-20)
      Background: Nutrient deficiencies limit the growth and turnover of intestinal mucosa, but studies assessing whether specific nutrients protect against or improve environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) are scarce. We ...

    • The prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency is more common in breastfed infants than their mothers in Bhaktapur, Nepal 

      Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Henjum, Sigrun; Ulak, Manjeswori; Thorne-Lyman, Andrew L; Ulvik, Rune Johan; Shrestha, Prakash Sunder; Locks, Lindsey; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; Strand, Tor A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-02)
      Background/Objectives: Iron deficiency anemia is a widespread public health problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Maternal iron status around and during pregnancy may influence infant iron status. ...

    • Tracking of infant and young child feeding practices among 9- to 24 month-old children in Nepal: the MAL-ED Birth Cohort Study 

      Morseth, Marianne S.; Torheim, Liv Elin; Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Ulak, Manjeswori; Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar; Shrestha, Binob; Henjum, Sigrun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The present study aimed to assess infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices and the tracking of dietary diversity score (DDS), intakes of Fe- and vitamin A-rich foods and meal frequency in a peri-urban area in Nepal. ...