Sabah Benjelloun
Biographic Data
| ID | 6680518 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sabah Benjelloun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sabah |
| FAMILY NAME | Benjelloun |
| SIGNATURE | BENJELLOUN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Nutrition transition in Morocco
Objective: To analyse the nutritional transition in Morocco. Design: Examination of Moroccan national survey data. Results: Morocco is undergoing a demographic, epidemiological and social transition. The urban population increased from 29% in 1960 to 53% in 1997. Per capita gross domestic product increased steadily from 1972 to 1999. Life expectancy at birth increased to 70 years in 1999 from 47 years in 1962. Both infant and juvenile mortalities…
Income and consumption effects of milk commercialization in the lukkos area of morocco
Two‐hundred and forty households were interviewed through a survey assessing the impact on various aspects of household welfare of a large‐scale irrigation project in the Lukkos region of Morocco. Installation of milk centers to collect milk from producers for commercial purposes affected households’ economic and dietary patterns. It motivated households to procure genetically improved cattle and hence to increase their milk production. Caring fo…
An analysis of iodine deficiency disorder and eradication strategies in the high atlas mountains of morocco
The population of the Ounein Valley in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco is at high risk of iodine deficiency. We investigated local children's iodine deficiency and goiter patterns as well as food consumption habits through a household survey. Median urinary iodine content and goiter analysis both reflect moderate iodine deficiency. Total fish consumption has a statistically significant, positive effect on urinary iodine content. Fish consumpt…
Moroccan planners' and professionals' attitudes toward nutrition problems and programs in their country
A questionnaire which assessed attitudes toward selected nutrition issues was administered to 113 influential Moroccan planners and professionals. Although most agreed that additional nutrition surveys are needed in Morocco, that malnutrition is most prevalent in rural areas, and that goiter and protein deficiency are widespread, there was less consensus about the prevalence of anemia and insufficient caloric intake. Most agreed that the causes o…
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Moroccan planners' and professionals' attitudes toward nutrition problems and programs in their country
A questionnaire which assessed attitudes toward selected nutrition issues was administered to 113 influential Moroccan planners and professionals. Although most agreed that additional nutrition surveys are needed in Morocco, that malnutrition is most prevalent in rural areas, and that goiter and protein deficiency are widespread, there was less consensus about the prevalence of anemia and insufficient caloric intake. Most agreed that the causes o…
Income and consumption effects of milk commercialization in the lukkos area of morocco
Two‐hundred and forty households were interviewed through a survey assessing the impact on various aspects of household welfare of a large‐scale irrigation project in the Lukkos region of Morocco. Installation of milk centers to collect milk from producers for commercial purposes affected households’ economic and dietary patterns. It motivated households to procure genetically improved cattle and hence to increase their milk production. Caring fo…
An analysis of iodine deficiency disorder and eradication strategies in the high atlas mountains of morocco
The population of the Ounein Valley in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco is at high risk of iodine deficiency. We investigated local children's iodine deficiency and goiter patterns as well as food consumption habits through a household survey. Median urinary iodine content and goiter analysis both reflect moderate iodine deficiency. Total fish consumption has a statistically significant, positive effect on urinary iodine content. Fish consumpt…
Nutrition transition in Morocco
Objective: To analyse the nutritional transition in Morocco. Design: Examination of Moroccan national survey data. Results: Morocco is undergoing a demographic, epidemiological and social transition. The urban population increased from 29% in 1960 to 53% in 1997. Per capita gross domestic product increased steadily from 1972 to 1999. Life expectancy at birth increased to 70 years in 1999 from 47 years in 1962. Both infant and juvenile mortalities…
Geography (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Consumption (sociology (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (1 work) · Agricultural economics (1 work) · Agricultural science (1 work)