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Effectiveness evaluation of the food fortification program of Costa Rica: impact on anemia prevalence and hemoglobin concentrations in women and children by Martorell, Reynaldo, Ascencio, Melany, Tacsan, Luis, Alfaro, Thelma, Young, Melissa F, Addo, O Yaw, Dary, Omar, Flores-Ayala, Rafael

“…Background: Food fortification is one approach for addressing anemia, but information on program effectiveness is limited.Objective: We evaluated the impact of…”
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Comparison of serum concentration and dietary intake of alpha-tocopherol in a sample of urban and rural Costa Rican adolescents by Monge-Rojas, Rafael, Alfaro Calvo, Thelma, Nuñez Rivas, Hilda

“…Results from several studies have suggested that vitamin E intake could inhibit the progression of atherosclerotic lesions. Therefore, this study was designed…”
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Risk of excessive intake of vitamins and minerals delivered through public health interventions: objectives, results, conclusions of the meeting, and the way forward by Garcia‐Casal, Maria Nieves, Mowson, Robin, Rogers, Lisa, Grajeda, Ruben

“…The excessive consumption of certain vitamins and minerals could have deleterious consequences on health and development of individuals and populations…”
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Progress towards elimination of trans-fatty acids in foods commonly consumed in four Latin American cities by Monge-Rojas, Rafael, Colón-Ramos, Uriyoán, Jacoby, Enrique, Alfaro, Thelma, Tavares do Carmo, Maria das Graças, Villalpando, Salvador, Bernal, Claudio

“…To assess progress towards the elimination of trans-fatty acids (TFA) in foods after the 2008 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recommendation of virtual…”
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Effectiveness evaluation of the food fortification program of Costa Rica: impact on anemia prevalence and hemoglobin concentrations in women and children234 by Martorell, Reynaldo, Ascencio, Melany, Tacsan, Luis, Alfaro, Thelma, Young, Melissa F, Addo, O Yaw, Dary, Omar, Flores-Ayala, Rafael

“…Background: Food fortification is one approach for addressing anemia, but information on program effectiveness is limited. Objective: We evaluated the impact…”
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Effectiveness evaluation of the food fortification program of Costa Rica: impact on anemia prevalence and hemoglobin concentrations in women and children1,2,3 by Martorell, Reynaldo, Ascencio, Melany, Tacsan, Luis, Alfaro, Thelma, Young, Melissa F, Addo, O Yaw, Dary, Omar, Flores-Ayala, Rafael

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Integrated surveillance strategy to support the prevention of neural tube defects through food fortification with folic acid: the experience of Costa Rica by Benavides-Lara, Adriana, Fernández-Sánchez, Oscar, Barboza-Argüello, María de la Paz, Alfaro-Calvo, Thelma, Martínez, Homero

“…Purpose (1) To describe how Costa Rica implemented an integrated surveillance strategy of folate deficiency, neural tube defects (NTDs) prevalence,…”
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Neural Tube Defects in Costa Rica, 1987–2012: Origins and Development of Birth Defect Surveillance and Folic Acid Fortification by Barboza-Argüello, María de la Paz, Umaña-Solís, Lila M., Azofeifa, Alejandro, Valencia, Diana, Flores, Alina L., Rodríguez-Aguilar, Sara, Alfaro-Calvo, Thelma, Mulinare, Joseph

“…Our aim was to provide a descriptive overview of how the birth defects surveillance and folic acid fortification programs were implemented in Costa…”
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Bocio en la provincia de Cartago by Fernández Olaechea, Maria Dolores, Rodríguez Aguilar, Sarita, Alfaro Castro, Thelma, Ascensio Rivera, Melany

“…Justificación y Objetivo: La yodación de la sal en Costa Rica, establecida en 1972, hizo que el bocio por deficiencia de yodo disminuyera en forma importante…”
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Deficiencia de Vitamina A en Niños Preescolares: ¿Un Problema reemergente en Costa Rica? by Damaris Carvajal Fernández, Thelma Alfaro Calvo, Rafael Monge-Rojas

“…RESUMEN:Basado en la Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición de 1996, este estudio muestra los hallazgos sobre la prevalencia de la Deficiencia de Vitamina A (DVA) en…”
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Biochemical Indicators of Nutritional Status and Dietary Intake in Costa Rican Cabécar Indian Adolescents by Monge-Rojas, Rafael, Barrantes, Mauro, Holst, Ileana, Nuñez-Rivas, Hilda, Alfaro, Thelma, Rodríguez, Sara, Cunningham, Lowella, Cambronero, Priscilla, Salazar, Lisbeth, Herrmann, F.H.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the blood levels of selected nutritional status indicators and the dietary intake of Costa Rican Cabécar Indians…”
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Perfil nutricional y microbiológico de los embutidos de soya disponibles en Costa Rica by Rafael Monge, María Laura Arias, Thelma Alfaro, Manuel Jiménez

“…Se estudió la calidad nutricional y microbiológica de 80 muestras de embutidos de soya (50% mortadela y 50% salchicha). El promedio de proteína en la mortadela…”
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Bocio en la provincia de Cartago by María Dolores Fernández-Olaechea, Sarita Rodríguez-Aguilar, Thelma Alfaro-Castro, Melany Ascensio-Rivera

“…Justificación y Objetivo: La yodazión de la sal en Costa Rica, establecida en 1972, hizo que el bocio por deficiencia de yodo disminuyera en forma importante…”
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Vitamin A deficiency among preschool children: a re-emerging problem in Costa Rica? by Carvajal Fernández, Damaris, Alfaro Calvo, Thelma, Monge-Rojas, Rafael

“…Based on the 1996 National Nutrition Survey, this study shows the prevalence of Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among 567 Costa Rican urban and rural 12-83 months…”
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