Consuming cassava as a staple food places children 2-5 years old at risk for inadequate protein intake, an observational study in Kenya and Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Inadequate protein intake is known to be deleterious in animals. Using WHO consensus documents for human nutrient requirements, the protein:energy ratio (P:E) of an adequate diet is > 5%. Cassava has a very low protein content. This study tested the hypothesis that Nigerian and Kenyan...

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Autores principales: Stephenson, Kevin, Amthor, Rachel, Mallowa, Sally, Nungo, Rhoda, Maziya-Dixon, Busie, Gichuki, Simon, Mbanaso, Ada, Manary, Mark
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2837613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20187960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-9-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2837613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20187960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-9-9

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