scholarly journals Semantic Query-manipulation and Personalized Retrieval of Health, Food and Nutrition Information

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 163-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Al-Nazer ◽  
Tarek Helmy
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Information ◽  
Health Food ◽  
Semantic Query ◽  
Food And Nutrition

scholarly journals Prolonged Maternal and Child Health, Food and Nutrition Problems after the Kumamoto Earthquake: Semantic Network Analysis of Interviews with Dietitians

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2309
Author(s):  
Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka ◽  
Mari Hamada ◽  
Kae Ohnishi ◽  
Sakiko Ueda ◽  
Yukako Ito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Health Food ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Kumamoto Earthquake ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Mothers And Children ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
And Child Health

Infants need sufficient nutrients even during disasters. Only qualitative descriptive analysis has been reported regarding nutritional problems of mothers and children after the Kumamoto earthquake, and non-subjective analysis is required. This study examined issues concerning maternal and child health, food and nutrition after the Kumamoto earthquake using automatic computer quantitative analysis from focus group interviews (FGIs). Study participants (n = 13) consisted of dietitians in charge of nutrition assistance of infants in affected areas. The content of the interviews was converted into text, nouns were extracted, and co-occurrence network diagram analysis was performed. In the severely damaged area, there were hygienic problems not only in the acute phase but also in the mid-to-long-term phase. “Allergy” was extracted in the surrounding area in the acute and the mid-to-long-term phase, but not in the severely damaged area as the acute phase issue. In the surrounding area, problems have shifted to health and the quality of diet in the mid-to-long-term phase. This objective analysis suggested that dietary problems for mothers and children after disaster occurred also in the mid-to-long-term phase. It will be necessary to combine the overall trends obtained in this study with the results of qualitative descriptive analysis.

Optimizing ruminant production systems for sustainable intensification, human health, food security and environmental stewardship

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Mlambo ◽  
Caven M Mnisi
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Health Food ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
High Standards

Whereas the contribution of ruminants to human civilization remains unequivocal, there are concerns regarding the unintended negative consequences of rearing these animals for food. These concerns range from the ruminant’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions to negative impacts of its products on the health of consumers. Rearing ruminants for food is thus seen as the root cause of ills such as climate change, species extinction, deforestation, food insecurity, cardiovascular disease, obesity, cancer and diabetes. Indeed, critics of ruminant production envision a future where humanity does not have to rely on animal products for food. They are convinced that this would be the panacea to food and nutrition insecurity, environmental pollution and meat-induced nutritional disorders and diseases in humans. The critics seem to be unaware of the wide diversity of ruminant production systems in use as well as the array of benefits that can be derived from these enterprises. For instance, there are large human communities that inhabit climatically hostile areas, which have no food crop production potential. Food and nutrition needs of these communities are largely dependent on nourishment provided by products and income derived from ruminants and other herbivores. The aim of this review article is to interrogate the validity of the concerns around the use of ruminants for food and highlight appropriate strategies and technologies that may be applied to mitigate some of these challenges. We conclude that solutions already exist that have the potential to deliver efficient, environmentally friendly and consumer-conscious ruminant production systems based on high standards of animal welfare. Such sustainable production systems will ensure that ruminants continue to play a crucial role in food and nutrition security of humans as they have done for millennia.

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