Dietary diversity in primary schoolchildren of south-central Côte d'Ivoire and risk factors for non-communicable diseases

• Main Authors: Sylvain G. Traoré (Author), Kouadio B. Kouassi (Author), Jean T. Coulibaly (Author), Johanna Beckmann (Author), Bomey C. Gba (Author), Christin Lang (Author), Kurt Z. Long (Author), Daouda Dao (Author), Markus Gerber (Author), Nicole Probst-Hensch (Author), Uwe Pühse (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Bassirou Bonfoh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A balanced nutrition is important for children's physical and cognitive development; yet, remains a challenge in many parts of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Early detection of nutritional deficiency and metabolic syndrome in school-aged children is necessary to p...