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Income growth and climate change effects on global nutrition security to mid-century by Nelson, Gerald, Bogard, Jessica, Lividini, Keith, Arsenault, Joanne, Riley, Malcolm, Sulser, Timothy B., Mason-D’Croz, Daniel, Power, Brendan, Gustafson, David, Herrero, Mario, Wiebe, Keith, Cooper, Karen, Remans, Roseline, Rosegrant, Mark

“…Twenty-first-century challenges for food and nutrition security include the spread of obesity worldwide and persistent undernutrition in vulnerable…”
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Estimating the impact of vitamin A-fortified vegetable oil in Bangladesh in the absence of dietary assessment data by Fiedler, John L, Lividini, Keith, Bermudez, Odilia I

“…Vitamin A deficiency is a serious health problem in Bangladesh. The 2011-12 Bangladesh Micronutrient Survey found 76·8% of children of pre-school age were…”
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Parent Support Improves Weight Loss in Adolescents and Young Adults with Down Syndrome by Curtin, Carol, MSW, Bandini, Linda G., PhD, Must, Aviva, PhD, Gleason, James, MS, PT, Lividini, Keith, MS, MPH, Phillips, Sarah, MS, MPH, Eliasziw, Misha, PhD, Maslin, Melissa, MEd, Fleming, Richard K., PhD

“…Objective To assess whether parent training in behavioral intervention, combined with a 16-session nutrition and activity education program, would improve…”
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Maize flour fortification in Africa: markets, feasibility, coverage, and costs by Fiedler, John L., Afidra, Ronald, Mugambi, Gladys, Tehinse, John, Kabaghe, Gladys, Zulu, Rodah, Lividini, Keith, Smitz, Marc-Francois, Jallier, Vincent, Guyondet, Christophe, Bermudez, Odilia

“…The economic feasibility of maize flour and maize meal fortification in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia is assessed using information about the maize milling…”
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The global burden of high fasting plasma glucose associated with zinc deficiency: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wirth, James P, Zeng, Wu, Petry, Nicolai, Rohner, Fabian, Glenn, Scott, Donkor, William E S, Wegmüller, Rita, Boy, Erick, Lividini, Keith

“…Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for the largest share of the global disease burden, and increasing evidence shows that zinc deficiency (ZD)…”
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A Program Needs-Driven Approach to Selecting Dietary Assessment Methods for Decision-Making in Food Fortification Programs by Coates, Jennifer, Colaiezzi, Brooke, Fiedler, John L., Wirth, James, Lividini, Keith, Rogers, Beatrice

“…Background Dietary assessment data are essential for designing, monitoring, and evaluating food fortification and other food-based nutrition programs. Planners…”
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School's out: what are urban children doing? The Summer Activity Study of Somerville Youth (SASSY) by Tovar, Alison, Lividini, Keith, Economos, Christina D, Folta, Sara, Goldberg, Jeanne, Must, Aviva

“…Research indicates that in the United States, children experience healthier BMI and fitness levels during school vs. summer, but research is limited. The…”
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Global dietary convergence from 1970 to 2010 altered inequality in agriculture, nutrition and health by Bell, Winnie, Lividini, Keith, Masters, William A.

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An Algorithm to Assess Calcium Bioavailability from Foods by Weaver, Connie M, Wastney, Meryl, Fletcher, Andrew, Lividini, Keith

“…The recommended calcium intakes to meet calcium requirements at various ages are based on average population absorption values. Absorption is altered by…”
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P11-062-23 An Algorithm To Assess Calcium Bioavailability From Foods by Weaver, Connie, Wastney, Meryl, Lividini, Keith

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Tracing global flows of bioactive compounds from farm to fork in Nutrient Balance Sheets can help guide intervention towards healthier food supplies by Lividini, Keith, Masters, William A

“…Adequate supplies of healthy foods available in each country are a necessary but not sufficient condition for adequate intake by each individual. This study…”
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Strengthening the contribution of aquaculture to food and nutrition security: The potential of a vitamin A-rich, small fish in Bangladesh by Fiedler, John L., Lividini, Keith, Drummond, Elizabeth, Thilsted, Shakuntala H.

“…Since 1961, global per capita fish consumption has nearly doubled. Much of the increase has been due to aquaculture. Bangladesh, the world's eighth largest…”
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Using Global Nutrient Balance Sheets to Measure and Guide Transformation of National Food Supplies by Lividini, Keith

“…A global food system transformation is needed to achieve equitable and sustainable delivery of nutritionally adequate food supplies around the world, but until…”
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Availability, production, and consumption of crops biofortified by plant breeding: current evidence and future potential by Saltzman, Amy, Birol, Ekin, Oparinde, Adewale, Andersson, Meike S., Asare‐Marfo, Dorene, Diressie, Michael T., Gonzalez, Carolina, Lividini, Keith, Moursi, Mourad, Zeller, Manfred

“…Biofortification is the process of increasing the density of vitamins and minerals in a crop through plant breeding—using either conventional methods or…”
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Biofortified Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Can Meaningfully Reduce the Burden of Vitamin A Deficiency by Lividini, Keith, Campos, Hugo, Heck, Simon, Birol, Ekin, Hareau, Guy

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Comparison of sedentary behaviors between children with autism spectrum disorders and typically developing children by Must, Aviva, Phillips, Sarah M, Curtin, Carol, Anderson, Sarah E, Maslin, Melissa, Lividini, Keith, Bandini, Linda G

“…Time spent in sedentary behavior is largely due to time spent engaged with electronic screen media. Little is known about the extent to which sedentary…”
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Comparison of physical activity between children with autism spectrum disorders and typically developing children by Bandini, Linda G, Gleason, James, Curtin, Carol, Lividini, Keith, Anderson, Sarah E, Cermak, Sharon A, Maslin, Melissa, Must, Aviva

“…Regular physical activity is important for promoting health and well-being; however, physical activity behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders…”
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Assessing the promise of biofortification: A case study of high provitamin A maize in Zambia by Lividini, Keith, Fiedler, John L.

“…•We conduct a highly contextualized ex-ante analysis of biofortified maize in Zambia.•Farmers’ maximum adoption of biofortified maize reaches 20% after…”
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Interventions to improve calcium intake through foods in populations with low intake by Bourassa, Megan W., Abrams, Steven A., Belizán, José M., Boy, Erick, Cormick, Gabriela, Quijano, Carolina Diaz, Gibson, Sarah, Gomes, Filomena, Hofmeyr, G. Justus, Humphrey, Jean, Kraemer, Klaus, Lividini, Keith, Neufeld, Lynnette M., Palacios, Cristina, Shlisky, Julie, Thankachan, Prashanth, Villalpando, Salvador, Weaver, Connie M.

“…Calcium intake remains inadequate in many low‐ and middle‐income countries, especially in Africa and South Asia, where average intakes can be below 400 mg/day…”
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The Association Between Childhood Obesity and Tooth Eruption by Must, Aviva, Phillips, Sarah M., Tybor, David J., Lividini, Keith, Hayes, Catherine

“…Obesity is a growth‐promoting process as evidenced by its effect on the timing of puberty. Although studies are limited, obesity has been shown to affect the…”
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