Dietary Protein Quality And Malnutrition In Africa

In many developing countries protein intake falls significantly short of these values.

Dietary protein quality and malnutrition in africa. Dietary protein quality and malnutrition in africa. Affiliation 1 department of. Expert consultation on dietary protein quality both highlighted the importance of assessing the quality of protein from different food sources through determination of amino acid content. Dietary protein quality and malnutrition in africa core.

The 1985 report made recommendations for protein based on studies conducted with high quality protein sources only animal based protein sources and did not incorporate some very important affecting factors including the dietary sources of protein age gender health status and energy expenditure of the individual. Authors hettie carina schönfeldt 1 nicolette gibson hall. The who 2007 technical report on protein and amino acid requirements in human nutrition states that the best estimate for a population average requirement is 105 mg nitrogen kg body weight per day or 0 66 g protein kg body weight per day. Dietary protein quality and malnutrition in africa volume 108 issue s2 hettie carina schönfeldt nicolette gibson hall.

About this attention score in the top 5 of all research outputs scored by altmetric. 2012 aug 108 suppl 2 s69 76. Apart from protein quantity protein quality including. Dietary protein quality and malnutrition in africa.

Overview of attention for article published in british journal of nutrition august 2012. Dietary protein quality and malnutrition in africa br j nutr. Dietary protein quality and malnutrition in africa. Throughout the developed world animal products and cereals are the two most important sources of.