Noel W Solomons
Biographic Data
| ID | 5457370 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Noel W Solomons |
| GIVEN NAMES | Noel W |
| FAMILY NAME | Solomons |
| SIGNATURE | SOLOMONS N W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad del Valle de Guatemala |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6314-7526 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Infant growth faltering linked to subclinical mastitis, maternal faecal–oral contamination, and breastfeeding
Infant growth faltering occurs in breastfed infants 0.6). Maternal and infant anthropometry were measured at the time of breast milk collection. Maternal stool samples were examined for the presence of intestinal nematodes and protozoa. Questionnaires were used to characterize breastfeeding practices (exclusivity and frequency) and support, hygiene (latrine use and household faucet), and infant diarrhoea. SCM occurred in 14% of women and was asso…
Associations of underweight and stunting with impaired vitamin D status in Ecuadorian children provides insights into the vitamin’s biology
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Dietary vitamin A intake recommendations revisited
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Vitamin D status among indigenous Mayan ( Kekchi ) and Afro-Caribe ( Garifuna ) adolescents from Guatemala
Objective To assess vitamin D status and the influence of risk factors such as skin pigmentation and time spent outdoors on hypovitaminosis D among Guatemalan Kekchi and Garifuna adolescents. Design Cross-sectional study, with convenient sampling design. Blood samples, anthropometric and behavioural data were all collected during the dry season. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations were measured by RIA. Setting Communities of Rio Du…
The stunted child with an overweight mother as a growing public health concern in resource-poor environments
Policies are needed to address under-nutrition as well as preventing obesity and obesity-related chronic disease risks of stunted children and their mothers
Stunting at birth
Objective Measurements of length at birth, or in the neonatal period, are challenging to obtain and often discounted for lack of validity. Hence, classical ‘under-5’ stunting rates have been derived from surveys on children from 6 to 59 months of age. Guatemala has a high prevalence of stunting (49·8 %), but the age of onset of growth failure is not clearly defined. The objective of the study was to assess length-for-age within the first 1·5 mont…
Beverage consumption and anthropometric outcomes among schoolchildren in Guatemala
This analysis explores the clustering of beverage patterns in a single day in private vs. public school children in urban Guatemala. This study is based on measurements taken from 356 third- and fourth-grade pupils from the highland city of Quetzaltenango. Height, weight and body mass index were assessed, and one day's intake of all foods and beverages using a pictorial workbook and dietician assisted recall. Mean differences in beverage consumpt…
Contribution of beverages to energy, macronutrient and micronutrient intake of third- and fourth-grade schoolchildren in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Beverages are selected based on availability, culture, taste preference, health, safety and social context. Beverages may be important to energy and to the macronutrient and micronutrient quality of overall intake. The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of beverages to the dietary energy and estimated macro- and micronutrient intake to the diet of young schoolchildren. We analyzed data from third- and fourth-grade urban Guatemala…
Distribution of macro- and micronutrient intakes in relation to the meal pattern of third- and fourth-grade schoolchildren in the city of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Objective Our objective was to assess the distribution of energy, macro- and micronutrient intakes by meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner and combined snacks) in a cross-sectional sample of schoolchildren. Design Cross-sectional dietary survey in schoolchildren. Setting Twelve private and public schools in the urban setting of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Subjects A total of 449 schoolchildren (from higher and lower socio-economic strata) were enrolled …
Fruit and vegetable intake of schoolchildren in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
This study revealed inadequate fruit/vegetable intake among the study sample. For compliance with global recommendations, interventions promoting fruit/vegetable intake are needed
Nutritional status of urban schoolchildren of high and low socioeconomic status in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
A high prevalence of both stunting and excess body weight was found in this urban Guatemalan population, with notable contrasts between social classes. The obesity among high-income children indicates that the city is undergoing the nutrition transition, with further implications for future risks related to chronic disease. Nutrition and health interventions are needed to reduce these risks
Characteristics of Human Ecological, Child Caring Practices and Nutritional Status of Children 0–60 Months and Their Mothers in a Lowland Bolivian Community
A multifaceted, cluster-sample population survey was carried out among 600 children aged 0 to 60 months (mo) and their respective mothers or female caretakers in the province of Ichilo, Santa Cruz, in the lowlands of Bolivia. The purpose was to document attitudes, practices, and nutritional and health status on which to base cost-effective intervention strategies to reduce child morbidity and mortality. Rural poverty, perhaps less severe than in …
Dietary assessment methods
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Dietary assessment tools for developing countries for use in multi-centric, collaborative protocols
In recent years, increasing interest in the format of multi-centric studies among different populations in developing nations has evolved in the field of health surveys and epidemiology. Dietary intake data are most often part of these cross-cultural and cross-national collaborative efforts. Various questions have been raised about the appropriate endeavours for dietetics and nutritional sciences in developing societies, the instruments available…
Comparison of neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels and indicators of iodine deficiency in school children
Objectives: To compare thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in neonatal cord blood between study sites in Bangladesh, Guatemala and the United States. Also, to compare neonatal TSH results with indicators of iodine deficiency in school children. Design: Consecutive births and, in school children, cross-sectional surveys. Setting: Savar, Bangladesh; San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala; and Atlanta, United States. Subjects: In each study site, co…
Identifying areas with vitamin A deficiency
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency has traditionally been assessed through xerophthalmia or biochemical surveys. The cost and complexity of implementing these methods limits the ability of nonresearch organizations to identify vitamin A deficiency. This study examined the validity of a simple, inexpensive food frequency method to identify areas with a high prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. METHODS: The validity of the method was…
Reply to ARP Walker
Phylloquinone as a biochemical marker for the dietary intake of green leafy vegetables by the K'ekchi people of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) was examined as a potential biochemical marker of indigenous leafy green vegetable intake. Phylloquinone content for 13 species of indigenous leafy green vegetables currently consumed by the K'ekchi‐speaking people of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, ranged from 0.20–1.14 mg/100 g fresh weight for raw samples (n = 25), and from 0.27–1.51 mg/100 g fresh weight for cooked samples (n = 14) as determined by reversed‐phase high‐perf…
Rural‐urban variation in the calcium, iron, zinc and copper content of tortillas and intake of these minerals from tortillas by women in Guatemala
Tortillas are central to the traditional Guatemalan diet. This study measured the contents of calcium, iron, zinc and copper in tortillas and assessed the daily intake of these minerals which Kekchi women derived from tortilla intake. Tortillas from 50 households in three rural, two semi‐urban and one very low‐income urban community were found to contain a mean of 108 mg calcium, 1.5 mg iron, 1.8 mg zinc, and 0.2 mg copper per 100 g of edible por…
Food consumption patterns and dietary diversity of pregnant women living in a peri‐urban area of Guatemala City
Between 9 and 14 24‐hour food recalls were collected from 52 Guatemalan women in their third trimester of pregnancy, living in a peri‐urban community of Guatemala City. Dietary patterns were examined in terms of amount and frequency of all foods and beverages consumed, sources of energy and protein, and dietary diversity. A total of 254 different items were reported over 706 women‐days; within subject number ranged from 34 to 80 in 14 days. Only …
Rural‐urban variation in limed maize use and tortilla consumption by women in Guatemala
The tortilla, a flat‐cake made of alkali‐treated maize, is an important traditional staple of the Guatemalan diet and a particularly important source of dietary calcium. This cross‐sectional study examined rural‐urban variation in tortilla size and limed maize use in 60 households of Kekchi indigenous people from three rural, two semi‐urban and one very low‐income urban community of Guatemala. The mean weight ± SEM of tortillas from rural areas (…
The influence of economic deterioration in brazil on the nutritional status of children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Weight and height data were obtained from the clinic records for children from 0 to 60 months of age from a free, public health‐post serving a favela (shanty town) community of 24,000 persons in Rio de Janeiro. Attendance during the first year of life was over 90%, but it fell to around 50% for the second year, and progressively toward a 30% annual consultation rate thereafter. In the first two years, over two thirds of children had their anthrop…
Interaction of infection and nutrition
Identifying areas with vitamin A deficiency
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency has traditionally been assessed through xerophthalmia or biochemical surveys. The cost and complexity of implementing these methods limits the ability of nonresearch organizations to identify vitamin A deficiency. This study examined the validity of a simple, inexpensive food frequency method to identify areas with a high prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. METHODS: The validity of the method was…
Interaction of infection and nutrition
The influence of economic deterioration in brazil on the nutritional status of children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Weight and height data were obtained from the clinic records for children from 0 to 60 months of age from a free, public health‐post serving a favela (shanty town) community of 24,000 persons in Rio de Janeiro. Attendance during the first year of life was over 90%, but it fell to around 50% for the second year, and progressively toward a 30% annual consultation rate thereafter. In the first two years, over two thirds of children had their anthrop…
Rural‐urban variation in the calcium, iron, zinc and copper content of tortillas and intake of these minerals from tortillas by women in Guatemala
Tortillas are central to the traditional Guatemalan diet. This study measured the contents of calcium, iron, zinc and copper in tortillas and assessed the daily intake of these minerals which Kekchi women derived from tortilla intake. Tortillas from 50 households in three rural, two semi‐urban and one very low‐income urban community were found to contain a mean of 108 mg calcium, 1.5 mg iron, 1.8 mg zinc, and 0.2 mg copper per 100 g of edible por…
Food consumption patterns and dietary diversity of pregnant women living in a peri‐urban area of Guatemala City
Between 9 and 14 24‐hour food recalls were collected from 52 Guatemalan women in their third trimester of pregnancy, living in a peri‐urban community of Guatemala City. Dietary patterns were examined in terms of amount and frequency of all foods and beverages consumed, sources of energy and protein, and dietary diversity. A total of 254 different items were reported over 706 women‐days; within subject number ranged from 34 to 80 in 14 days. Only …
Rural‐urban variation in limed maize use and tortilla consumption by women in Guatemala
The tortilla, a flat‐cake made of alkali‐treated maize, is an important traditional staple of the Guatemalan diet and a particularly important source of dietary calcium. This cross‐sectional study examined rural‐urban variation in tortilla size and limed maize use in 60 households of Kekchi indigenous people from three rural, two semi‐urban and one very low‐income urban community of Guatemala. The mean weight ± SEM of tortillas from rural areas (…
Phylloquinone as a biochemical marker for the dietary intake of green leafy vegetables by the K'ekchi people of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) was examined as a potential biochemical marker of indigenous leafy green vegetable intake. Phylloquinone content for 13 species of indigenous leafy green vegetables currently consumed by the K'ekchi‐speaking people of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, ranged from 0.20–1.14 mg/100 g fresh weight for raw samples (n = 25), and from 0.27–1.51 mg/100 g fresh weight for cooked samples (n = 14) as determined by reversed‐phase high‐perf…
Identifying areas with vitamin A deficiency
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency has traditionally been assessed through xerophthalmia or biochemical surveys. The cost and complexity of implementing these methods limits the ability of nonresearch organizations to identify vitamin A deficiency. This study examined the validity of a simple, inexpensive food frequency method to identify areas with a high prevalence of vitamin A deficiency. METHODS: The validity of the method was…
Reply to ARP Walker
Dietary assessment methods
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Dietary assessment tools for developing countries for use in multi-centric, collaborative protocols
In recent years, increasing interest in the format of multi-centric studies among different populations in developing nations has evolved in the field of health surveys and epidemiology. Dietary intake data are most often part of these cross-cultural and cross-national collaborative efforts. Various questions have been raised about the appropriate endeavours for dietetics and nutritional sciences in developing societies, the instruments available…
Comparison of neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels and indicators of iodine deficiency in school children
Objectives: To compare thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in neonatal cord blood between study sites in Bangladesh, Guatemala and the United States. Also, to compare neonatal TSH results with indicators of iodine deficiency in school children. Design: Consecutive births and, in school children, cross-sectional surveys. Setting: Savar, Bangladesh; San Pedro Sacatepequez, Guatemala; and Atlanta, United States. Subjects: In each study site, co…
Characteristics of Human Ecological, Child Caring Practices and Nutritional Status of Children 0–60 Months and Their Mothers in a Lowland Bolivian Community
A multifaceted, cluster-sample population survey was carried out among 600 children aged 0 to 60 months (mo) and their respective mothers or female caretakers in the province of Ichilo, Santa Cruz, in the lowlands of Bolivia. The purpose was to document attitudes, practices, and nutritional and health status on which to base cost-effective intervention strategies to reduce child morbidity and mortality. Rural poverty, perhaps less severe than in …
Nutritional status of urban schoolchildren of high and low socioeconomic status in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
A high prevalence of both stunting and excess body weight was found in this urban Guatemalan population, with notable contrasts between social classes. The obesity among high-income children indicates that the city is undergoing the nutrition transition, with further implications for future risks related to chronic disease. Nutrition and health interventions are needed to reduce these risks
Contribution of beverages to energy, macronutrient and micronutrient intake of third- and fourth-grade schoolchildren in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Beverages are selected based on availability, culture, taste preference, health, safety and social context. Beverages may be important to energy and to the macronutrient and micronutrient quality of overall intake. The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of beverages to the dietary energy and estimated macro- and micronutrient intake to the diet of young schoolchildren. We analyzed data from third- and fourth-grade urban Guatemala…
Distribution of macro- and micronutrient intakes in relation to the meal pattern of third- and fourth-grade schoolchildren in the city of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Objective Our objective was to assess the distribution of energy, macro- and micronutrient intakes by meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner and combined snacks) in a cross-sectional sample of schoolchildren. Design Cross-sectional dietary survey in schoolchildren. Setting Twelve private and public schools in the urban setting of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Subjects A total of 449 schoolchildren (from higher and lower socio-economic strata) were enrolled …
Fruit and vegetable intake of schoolchildren in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
This study revealed inadequate fruit/vegetable intake among the study sample. For compliance with global recommendations, interventions promoting fruit/vegetable intake are needed
Beverage consumption and anthropometric outcomes among schoolchildren in Guatemala
This analysis explores the clustering of beverage patterns in a single day in private vs. public school children in urban Guatemala. This study is based on measurements taken from 356 third- and fourth-grade pupils from the highland city of Quetzaltenango. Height, weight and body mass index were assessed, and one day's intake of all foods and beverages using a pictorial workbook and dietician assisted recall. Mean differences in beverage consumpt…
Stunting at birth
Objective Measurements of length at birth, or in the neonatal period, are challenging to obtain and often discounted for lack of validity. Hence, classical ‘under-5’ stunting rates have been derived from surveys on children from 6 to 59 months of age. Guatemala has a high prevalence of stunting (49·8 %), but the age of onset of growth failure is not clearly defined. The objective of the study was to assess length-for-age within the first 1·5 mont…
The stunted child with an overweight mother as a growing public health concern in resource-poor environments
Policies are needed to address under-nutrition as well as preventing obesity and obesity-related chronic disease risks of stunted children and their mothers
Dietary vitamin A intake recommendations revisited
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the 'Save PDF' action button
Vitamin D status among indigenous Mayan ( Kekchi ) and Afro-Caribe ( Garifuna ) adolescents from Guatemala
Objective To assess vitamin D status and the influence of risk factors such as skin pigmentation and time spent outdoors on hypovitaminosis D among Guatemalan Kekchi and Garifuna adolescents. Design Cross-sectional study, with convenient sampling design. Blood samples, anthropometric and behavioural data were all collected during the dry season. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations were measured by RIA. Setting Communities of Rio Du…
Infant growth faltering linked to subclinical mastitis, maternal faecal–oral contamination, and breastfeeding
Infant growth faltering occurs in breastfed infants 0.6). Maternal and infant anthropometry were measured at the time of breast milk collection. Maternal stool samples were examined for the presence of intestinal nematodes and protozoa. Questionnaires were used to characterize breastfeeding practices (exclusivity and frequency) and support, hygiene (latrine use and household faucet), and infant diarrhoea. SCM occurred in 14% of women and was asso…
Associations of underweight and stunting with impaired vitamin D status in Ecuadorian children provides insights into the vitamin’s biology
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
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