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  1. Article ; Online: Iron, Zinc and Phytic Acid Retention of Biofortified, Low Phytic Acid, and Conventional Bean Varieties When Preparing Common Household Recipes.

    Hummel, Marijke / Talsma, Elise F / Taleon, Victor / Londoño, Luis / Brychkova, Galina / Gallego, Sonia / Raatz, Bodo / Spillane, Charles

    Nutrients

    2020  Volume 12, Issue 3

    Abstract: Biofortification is an effective method to improve the nutritional content of crops and nutritional intake. Breeding for higher micronutrient mineral content in beans is correlated with an increase in phytic acid, a main inhibitor of mineral absorption ... ...

    Abstract Biofortification is an effective method to improve the nutritional content of crops and nutritional intake. Breeding for higher micronutrient mineral content in beans is correlated with an increase in phytic acid, a main inhibitor of mineral absorption in humans. Low phytic acid (
    MeSH term(s) Biofortification ; Biomass ; Cooking ; Genotype ; Iron/analysis ; Minerals/analysis ; Nutritional Status ; Phaseolus/chemistry ; Phaseolus/genetics ; Phytic Acid/analysis ; Time Factors ; Zinc/analysis
    Chemical Substances Minerals ; Phytic Acid (7IGF0S7R8I) ; Iron (E1UOL152H7) ; Zinc (J41CSQ7QDS)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-28
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643 ; 2072-6643
    ISSN (online) 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu12030658
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  2. Article ; Online: Facing suspected child abuse--what keeps Swedish general practitioners from reporting to child protective services?

    Talsma, Marijke / Bengtsson Boström, Kristina / Östberg, Anna-Lena

    Scandinavian journal of primary health care

    2015  Volume 33, Issue 1, Page(s) 21–26

    Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the reporting of suspected child abuse among Swedish general practitioners (GPs), and to investigate factors influencing them in their decision whether or not to report to child protective services (CPS).!# ...

    Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the reporting of suspected child abuse among Swedish general practitioners (GPs), and to investigate factors influencing them in their decision whether or not to report to child protective services (CPS).
    Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire study.
    Setting: Primary health care centres in western Sweden.
    Subjects: 177 GPs and GP trainees.
    Main outcome measures: Demographic and educational background, education on child abuse, attitudes to reporting and CPS, previous experience of reporting suspected child abuse, and need of support.
    Results: Despite mandatory reporting, 20% of all physicians had at some point suspected but not reported child abuse. Main reasons for non-reporting were uncertainty about the suspicion and use of alternative strategies; for instance, referral to other health care providers or follow-up of the family by the treating physician. Only 30% of all physicians trusted CPS's methods of investigating and acting in cases of suspected child abuse, and 44% of all physicians would have wanted access to expert consultation. There were no differences in the failure to report suspected child abuse that could be attributed to GP characteristics. However, GPs educated abroad reported less frequently to CPS than GPs educated in Sweden.
    Conclusions: This study showed that GPs see a need for support from experts and that the communication and cooperation between GPs and CPS needs to be improved. The low frequency of reporting indicates a need for continued education of GPs and for updated guidelines including practical advice on how to manage child abuse.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Attitude of Health Personnel ; Child ; Child Abuse ; Child Protective Services ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Decision Making ; Education, Medical ; Family ; Family Practice ; General Practitioners ; Humans ; Mandatory Reporting ; Practice Patterns, Physicians' ; Primary Health Care ; Referral and Consultation ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Sweden ; Uncertainty
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 605763-9
    ISSN 1502-7724 ; 0281-3432 ; 0284-6020
    ISSN (online) 1502-7724
    ISSN 0281-3432 ; 0284-6020
    DOI 10.3109/02813432.2015.1001941
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  3. Article: Iron, Zinc and Phytic Acid Retention of Biofortified, Low Phytic Acid, and Conventional Bean Varieties When Preparing Common Household Recipes

    Hummel, Marijke / Talsma, Elise F / Taleon, Victor / Londoño, Luis / Brychkova, Galina / Gallego, Sonia / Raatz, Bodo / Spillane, Charles

    Nutrients. 2020 Feb. 28, v. 12, no. 3

    2020  

    Abstract: Biofortification is an effective method to improve the nutritional content of crops and nutritional intake. Breeding for higher micronutrient mineral content in beans is correlated with an increase in phytic acid, a main inhibitor of mineral absorption ... ...

    Abstract Biofortification is an effective method to improve the nutritional content of crops and nutritional intake. Breeding for higher micronutrient mineral content in beans is correlated with an increase in phytic acid, a main inhibitor of mineral absorption in humans. Low phytic acid (lpa) beans have a 90% lower phytic acid content compared to conventional beans. This is the first study to investigate mineral and total phytic acid retention after preparing common household recipes from conventional, biofortified and lpa beans. Mineral retention was determined for two conventional, three biofortified and two lpa bean genotypes. Treatments included soaking, boiling (boiled beans) and refrying (bean paste). The average true retention of iron after boiling was 77.2–91.3%; for zinc 41.2–84.0%; and for phytic acid 49.9–85.9%. Soaking led to a significant decrease in zinc and total phytic acid after boiling and refrying, whereas for iron no significant differences were found. lpa beans did not exhibit a consistent pattern of difference in iron and phytic acid retention compared to the other groups of beans. However, lpa beans had a significantly lower retention of zinc compared to conventional and biofortified varieties (p < 0.05). More research is needed to understand the underlying factors responsible for the differences in retention between the groups of beans, especially the low retention of zinc. Combining the lpa and biofortification traits could further improve the nutritional benefits of biofortified beans, by decreasing the phytic acid:iron and zinc ratio in beans.
    Keywords absorption ; beans ; biofortification ; boiling ; breeding ; crops ; genotype ; humans ; iron ; mineral content ; nutrient content ; nutrients ; phytic acid ; recipes ; research ; soaking ; varieties ; zinc
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-0228
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-light
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu12030658
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  4. Article ; Online: Iron, zinc and phytic acid retention of biofortified, low phytic acid, and conventional bean varieties when preparing common household recipes

    Hummel, Marijke / Talsma, Elise F. / Taleon, Victor / Londoño Hernandez, Luis Fernando / Brychkova, Galina / Gallego, Sonia / Raatz, Bodo / Spillane, Charles

    Nutrients

    2020  

    Abstract: Biofortification is an effective method to improve the nutritional content of crops and nutritional intake. Breeding for higher micronutrient mineral content in beans is correlated with an increase in phytic acid, a main inhibitor of mineral absorption ... ...

    Abstract Biofortification is an effective method to improve the nutritional content of crops and nutritional intake. Breeding for higher micronutrient mineral content in beans is correlated with an increase in phytic acid, a main inhibitor of mineral absorption in humans. Low phytic acid (lpa) beans have a 90% lower phytic acid content compared to conventional beans. This is the first study to investigate mineral and total phytic acid retention after preparing common household recipes from conventional, biofortified and lpa beans. Mineral retention was determined for two conventional, three biofortified and two lpa bean genotypes. Treatments included soaking, boiling (boiled beans) and refrying (bean paste). The average true retention of iron after boiling was 77.2–91.3%; for zinc 41.2–84.0%; and for phytic acid 49.9–85.9%. Soaking led to a significant decrease in zinc and total phytic acid after boiling and refrying, whereas for iron no significant differences were found. lpa beans did not exhibit a consistent pattern of difference in iron and phytic acid retention compared to the other groups of beans. However, lpa beans had a significantly lower retention of zinc compared to conventional and biofortified varieties (p < 0.05). More research is needed to understand the underlying factors responsible for the differences in retention between the groups of beans, especially the low retention of zinc. Combining the lpa and biofortification traits could further improve the nutritional benefits of biofortified beans, by decreasing the phytic acid:iron and zinc ratio in beans.
    Keywords micronutrients ; beans ; nutrition ; cooking ; phaseolus vulgaris ; micronutrientes ; frijol ; nutrición ; cocción
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-27T01:22:08Z
    Publisher MDPI
    Publishing country fr
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Iron, zinc and phytic acid retention of biofortified, low phytic acid, and conventional bean varieties when preparing common household recipes

    Hummel, Marijke / Talsma, Elise F. / Taleon, Victor / Londoño, Luis / Brychkova, Galina / Gallego, Sonia / Raatz, Bodo / Spillane, Charles

    Nutrients

    2020  Volume 12, Issue 3

    Abstract: Biofortification is an effective method to improve the nutritional content of crops and nutritional intake. Breeding for higher micronutrient mineral content in beans is correlated with an increase in phytic acid, a main inhibitor of mineral absorption ... ...

    Abstract Biofortification is an effective method to improve the nutritional content of crops and nutritional intake. Breeding for higher micronutrient mineral content in beans is correlated with an increase in phytic acid, a main inhibitor of mineral absorption in humans. Low phytic acid (lpa) beans have a 90% lower phytic acid content compared to conventional beans. This is the first study to investigate mineral and total phytic acid retention after preparing common household recipes from conventional, biofortified and lpa beans. Mineral retention was determined for two conventional, three biofortified and two lpa bean genotypes. Treatments included soaking, boiling (boiled beans) and refrying (bean paste). The average true retention of iron after boiling was 77.2– 91.3%; for zinc 41.2–84.0%; and for phytic acid 49.9–85.9%. Soaking led to a significant decrease in zinc and total phytic acid after boiling and refrying, whereas for iron no significant differences were found. lpa beans did not exhibit a consistent pattern of difference in iron and phytic acid retention compared to the other groups of beans. However, lpa beans had a significantly lower retention of zinc compared to conventional and biofortified varieties (p < 0.05). More research is needed to understand the underlying factors responsible for the differences in retention between the groups of beans, especially the low retention of zinc. Combining the lpa and biofortification traits could further improve the nutritional benefits of biofortified beans, by decreasing the phytic acid:iron and zinc ratio in beans.
    Keywords Anti-nutritionals ; Beans ; Biofortification ; Cooking ; Lpa ; Micronutrients ; Nutrition ; Phaseolus vulgaris ; Plant ; Retention ; SDG2
    Subject code 540
    Language English
    Publishing country nl
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
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  6. Article ; Online: Sensory and cultural acceptability tradeoffs with nutritional content of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato varieties among households with children in Malawi.

    Hummel, Marijke / Talsma, Elise F / Van der Honing, Ati / Gama, Arthur Chibwana / Van Vugt, Daniel / Brouwer, Inge D / Spillane, Charles

    PloS one

    2018  Volume 13, Issue 10, Page(s) e0204754

    Abstract: Background: Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted to reduce vitamin A deficiencies due to their higher beta-carotene content. For OFSP varieties to have impact they need to be accepted and consumed at scale amongst ... ...

    Abstract Background: Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted to reduce vitamin A deficiencies due to their higher beta-carotene content. For OFSP varieties to have impact they need to be accepted and consumed at scale amongst populations suffering from vitamin A deficiencies.
    Objective: We investigated the sensory and cultural acceptability of OFSP varieties amongst households with children aged between 2-5 years old in two areas in Central and Southern Malawi using an integrated model of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM).
    Methods: Sensory acceptability was measured using a triangle, preference and acceptance test using three OFSP varieties and one control variety, among 270 adults and 60 children. Based on a food ethnographic study, a questionnaire on cultural acceptability was developed and administered to 302 caretakers. Data were analyzed by calculating Spearman's correlations between constructs and multiple linear regression modeling.
    Results: The sensory evaluation indicates that all three OFSP varieties are accepted (scores >3 on 5-point scale), but there is a preference for the control variety over the three OFSP varieties. Almost all caretakers are intending to frequently prepare OFSP for their child in future (97%). Based on regression analysis, the constructs 'subjective norms' (β = 0.25, p = 0.00) reflecting social pressure, and 'attitudes toward behavior' (β = 0.14 p = 0.01), reflecting the feelings towards serving their child OFSP, were the best predictors for caretakers' behavior to prepare OFSP for their child.
    Conclusions: Our study shows that both sensory and cultural attributes can influence acceptability of varieties and consumption amongst households with children. Considering these attributes can improve the impact of biofortified crops in future programming, by reducing Vitamin A deficiencies through the intake of these nutrient-rich crops.
    MeSH term(s) Child, Preschool ; Citrus sinensis/metabolism ; Crops, Agricultural/metabolism ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Humans ; Ipomoea batatas/metabolism ; Malawi ; Male ; Social Distance ; Taste/physiology ; Vitamin A/metabolism ; Vitamin A Deficiency/prevention & control ; beta Carotene/metabolism
    Chemical Substances beta Carotene (01YAE03M7J) ; Vitamin A (11103-57-4)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-10-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0204754
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  7. Article ; Online: Iron, zinc and phytic acid retention of biofortified, low phytic acid, and conventional bean varieties when preparing common household recipes

    Hummel, Marijke / Talsma, Elise F. / Taleon, Victor / Londono, Luis / Brychkova, Galina / Gallego, Sonia / Raatz, Bodo / Spillane, Charles

    Nutrients 12(3): 658

    2020  

    Abstract: Biofortification is an effective method to improve the nutritional content of crops and nutritional intake. Breeding for higher micronutrient mineral content in beans is correlated with an increase in phytic acid, a main inhibitor of mineral absorption ... ...

    Abstract Biofortification is an effective method to improve the nutritional content of crops and nutritional intake. Breeding for higher micronutrient mineral content in beans is correlated with an increase in phytic acid, a main inhibitor of mineral absorption in humans. Low phytic acid (lpa) beans have a 90% lower phytic acid content compared to conventional beans. This is the first study to investigate mineral and total phytic acid retention after preparing common household recipes from conventional, biofortified and lpa beans. Mineral retention was determined for two conventional, three biofortified and two lpa bean genotypes. Treatments included soaking, boiling (boiled beans) and refrying (bean paste). The average true retention of iron after boiling was 77.2–91.3%; for zinc 41.2–84.0%; and for phytic acid 49.9–85.9%. Soaking led to a significant decrease in zinc and total phytic acid after boiling and refrying, whereas for iron no significant differences were found. lpa beans did not exhibit a consistent pattern of difference in iron and phytic acid retention compared to the other groups of beans. However, lpa beans had a significantly lower retention of zinc compared to conventional and biofortified varieties (p < 0.05). More research is needed to understand the underlying factors responsible for the differences in retention between the groups of beans, especially the low retention of zinc. Combining the lpa and biofortification traits could further improve the nutritional benefits of biofortified beans, by decreasing the phytic acid:iron and zinc ratio in beans.

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    Keywords iron ; zinc ; phytic acid ; biofortification ; beans ; households ; trace elements ; plants ; nutrition ; cooking ; retention ; Phaseolus vulgaris ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Sustainable Development Goals ; anti‐nutritionals ; lpa
    Subject code 540
    Language English
    Publisher MDPI
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article ; Online: Sensory and cultural acceptability tradeoffs with nutritional content of biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato varieties among households with children in Malawi.

    Marijke Hummel / Elise F Talsma / Ati Van der Honing / Arthur Chibwana Gama / Daniel Van Vugt / Inge D Brouwer / Charles Spillane

    PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 10, p e

    2018  Volume 0204754

    Abstract: BACKGROUND:Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted to reduce vitamin A deficiencies due to their higher beta-carotene content. For OFSP varieties to have impact they need to be accepted and consumed at scale amongst ... ...

    Abstract BACKGROUND:Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted to reduce vitamin A deficiencies due to their higher beta-carotene content. For OFSP varieties to have impact they need to be accepted and consumed at scale amongst populations suffering from vitamin A deficiencies. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the sensory and cultural acceptability of OFSP varieties amongst households with children aged between 2-5 years old in two areas in Central and Southern Malawi using an integrated model of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM). METHODS:Sensory acceptability was measured using a triangle, preference and acceptance test using three OFSP varieties and one control variety, among 270 adults and 60 children. Based on a food ethnographic study, a questionnaire on cultural acceptability was developed and administered to 302 caretakers. Data were analyzed by calculating Spearman's correlations between constructs and multiple linear regression modeling. RESULTS:The sensory evaluation indicates that all three OFSP varieties are accepted (scores >3 on 5-point scale), but there is a preference for the control variety over the three OFSP varieties. Almost all caretakers are intending to frequently prepare OFSP for their child in future (97%). Based on regression analysis, the constructs 'subjective norms' (β = 0.25, p = 0.00) reflecting social pressure, and 'attitudes toward behavior' (β = 0.14 p = 0.01), reflecting the feelings towards serving their child OFSP, were the best predictors for caretakers' behavior to prepare OFSP for their child. CONCLUSIONS:Our study shows that both sensory and cultural attributes can influence acceptability of varieties and consumption amongst households with children. Considering these attributes can improve the impact of biofortified crops in future programming, by reducing Vitamin A deficiencies through the intake of these nutrient-rich crops.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  9. Article ; Online: Reduction in nutritional quality and growing area suitability of common bean under climate change induced drought stress in Africa.

    Hummel, Marijke / Hallahan, Brendan F / Brychkova, Galina / Ramirez-Villegas, Julian / Guwela, Veronica / Chataika, Bartholomew / Curley, Edna / McKeown, Peter C / Morrison, Liam / Talsma, Elise F / Beebe, Steve / Jarvis, Andy / Chirwa, Rowland / Spillane, Charles

    Scientific reports

    2018  Volume 8, Issue 1, Page(s) 16187

    Abstract: Climate change impacts on food security will involve negative impacts on crop yields, and potentially on the nutritional quality of staple crops. Common bean is the most important grain legume staple crop for human diets and nutrition worldwide. We ... ...

    Abstract Climate change impacts on food security will involve negative impacts on crop yields, and potentially on the nutritional quality of staple crops. Common bean is the most important grain legume staple crop for human diets and nutrition worldwide. We demonstrate by crop modeling that the majority of current common bean growing areas in southeastern Africa will become unsuitable for bean cultivation by the year 2050. We further demonstrate reductions in yields of available common bean varieties in a field trial that is a climate analogue site for future predicted drought conditions. Little is known regarding the impact of climate change induced abiotic stresses on the nutritional quality of common beans. Our analysis of nutritional and antinutritional compounds reveals that iron levels in common bean grains are reduced under future climate-scenario relevant drought stress conditions. In contrast, the levels of protein, zinc, lead and phytic acid increase in the beans under such drought stress conditions. This indicates that under climate-change induced drought scenarios, future bean servings by 2050 will likely have lower nutritional quality, posing challenges for ongoing climate-proofing of bean production for yields, nutritional quality, human health, and food security.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-11-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-018-33952-4
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  10. Article ; Online: Sensory and cultural acceptability tradeoffs with nutritional content of biofortified orangefleshed sweetpotato varieties among households with children in Malawi

    Hummel, Marijke / Talsma, Elise F. / van der Honing, Ati / Gama, Arthur Chibwana / van Vugt, Daniel / Brouwer, Inge D. / Spillane, Charles

    PLoS ONE

    2018  Volume 13, Issue 10

    Abstract: Background Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted to reduce vitamin A deficiencies due to their higher beta-carotene content. For OFSP varieties to have impact they need to be accepted and consumed at scale amongst ... ...

    Abstract Background Biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties are being promoted to reduce vitamin A deficiencies due to their higher beta-carotene content. For OFSP varieties to have impact they need to be accepted and consumed at scale amongst populations suffering from vitamin A deficiencies. Objective We investigated the sensory and cultural acceptability of OFSP varieties amongst households with children aged between 2-5 years old in two areas in Central and Southern Malawi using an integrated model of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM). Methods Sensory acceptability was measured using a triangle, preference and acceptance test using three OFSP varieties and one control variety, among 270 adults and 60 children. Based on a food ethnographic study, a questionnaire on cultural acceptability was developed and administered to 302 caretakers. Data were analyzed by calculating Spearman's correlations between constructs and multiple linear regression modeling. Results The sensory evaluation indicates that all three OFSP varieties are accepted (scores > 3 on 5-point scale), but there is a preference for the control variety over the three OFSP varieties. Almost all caretakers are intending to frequently prepare OFSP for their child in future (97%). Based on regression analysis, the constructs 'subjective norms' (β = 0.25, p = 0.00) reflecting social pressure, and 'attitudes toward behavior' (β = 0.14 p = 0.01), reflecting the feelings towards serving their child OFSP, were the best predictors for caretakers' behavior to prepare OFSP for their child. Conclusions Our study shows that both sensory and cultural attributes can influence acceptability of varieties and consumption amongst households with children. Considering these attributes can improve the impact of biofortified crops in future programming, by reducing Vitamin A deficiencies through the intake of these nutrient-rich crops.
    Keywords Life Science
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing country nl
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
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