Michael Zimmermann
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3766903 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Michael Zimmermann |
| PRENOMES | Michael |
| SOBRENOME | Zimmermann |
| ASSINATURA | ZIMMERMANN M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | ETH Zurich |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5797-3589 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 27 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1977 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Introducing a Special Collection on the Ethics of Mindfulness
Prevalence and predictors of anemia among six-week-old infants in Kwale County, Kenya
Anemia is a significant public health problem among children worldwide. The etiology of anemia is multifactorial but iron deficiency (ID) is the most common cause of anemia in low- and middle-income countries. ID and anemia in infancy can impair growth and cognitive development. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of anemia among six-week-old infants in Kwale County, Kenya. This cross-sectional study included 424 …
Reducing micronutrient deficiencies in Pakistani children
Objective To estimate the cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged complementary foods (FPCF) in reducing iodine deficiency, iron-deficiency anaemia and vitamin A deficiency in Pakistani children. Design The study proceeded in three steps: (i) we determined the current lifetime costs of the three micronutrient deficiencies with a health economic model; (ii) we assessed the price sensitivity of demand for FPCF with a market surv…
Effectiveness of zinc-fortified water on zinc intake, status and morbidity in Kenyan pre-school children
Objective Zn deficiency and diarrhoea are prevalent and may coexist in children living in low-resource settings. Recently, a novel approach for delivering Zn via microbiologically treated, Zn-fortified water was shown to be effective in improving Zn status in West African schoolchildren. We assessed the effectiveness of Zn-fortified, microbiologically purified water delivered as a household intervention on Zn intake, status and morbidity in child…
Urinary iodine concentration identifies pregnant women as iodine deficient yet school-aged children as iodine sufficient in rural Niger
Objective To assess iodine status among pregnant women in rural Zinder, Niger and to compare their status with the iodine status of school-aged children from the same households. Design Seventy-three villages in the catchment area of sixteen health centres were randomly selected to participate in the cross-sectional survey. Setting Salt iodization is mandatory in Niger, requiring 20–60 ppm iodine at the retail level. Subjects A spot urine sample …
More than two-thirds of dietary iodine in children in northern Ghana is obtained from bouillon cubes containing iodized salt
Objective Bouillon cubes are widely consumed by poor households in sub-Saharan Africa. Because their main ingredient is salt, bouillon cubes could be a good source of iodine if iodized salt is used in their production and if their consumption by target groups is high. Our objective was to measure the iodine content of bouillon cubes, estimate their daily intake in school-aged children and evaluate their potential contribution to iodine intakes. D…
Duration of exclusive breastfeeding is a positive predictor of iron status in 6‐ to 10‐month‐old infants in rural Kenya
The prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is high in infants in Sub-Saharan Africa. Exclusive breastfeeding of infants to 6 months of age is recommended by the World Health Organization, but breast milk is low in iron. Some studies suggest exclusive breastfeeding, although beneficial for the infant, may increase risk for IDA in resource-limited settings. The objective of this study was to determine if duration of exclusive breastfeeding is a…
Maximizing the benefits and minimizing the risks of intervention programs to address micronutrient malnutrition
Interventions to address micronutrient deficiencies have large potential to reduce the related disease and economic burden. However, the potential risks of excessive micronutrient intakes are often not well determined. During the Global Summit on Food Fortification, 9-11 September 2015, in Arusha, a symposium was organized on micronutrient risk-benefit assessments. Using case studies on folic acid, iodine and vitamin A, the presenters discussed h…
The iodized salt programme in Bangalore, India provides adequate iodine intakes in pregnant women and more-than-adequate iodine intakes in their children
Objective To compare the iodine status of pregnant women and their children who were sharing all meals in Bangalore, India. Design A cross-sectional study evaluating demographic characteristics, household salt iodine concentration and salt usage patterns, urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) in women and children, and maternal thyroid volume (ultrasound). Setting Antenatal clinic of an urban tertiary-care hospital, which serves a low-income popula…
Prevalence and public health relevance of micronutrient deficiencies and undernutrition in pre-school children and women of reproductive age in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa
Objective To provide nationally representative data on the prevalence of anaemia, vitamin A and Fe deficiencies among pre-school age children (pre-SAC) and non-pregnant women of reproductive age (WRA), and on vitamin B 12 and folate deficiencies in WRA, and the influence of inflammation on their interpretation. Design A cross-sectional survey to measure anthropometry, malaria parasitaemia and micronutrient status. Specifically, blood samples were…
Overweight increases risk of first trimester hypothyroxinaemia in iodine‐deficient pregnant women
Hypothyroxinaemia early in pregnancy may impair fetal brain development. Increased body weight has been associated with low thyroxine concentrations in non-pregnant women. In pregnant women, morbid maternal obesity is a risk factor for thyroid dysfunction. But whether lesser degrees of overweight that are much more common could be a risk factor for hypothyroxinaemia in pregnancy is unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate if overwe…
Need for coordinated programs to improve global health by optimizing salt and iodine intake
High dietary salt is a major cause of increased blood pressure, the leading risk for death worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that salt intake be less than 5 g/day, a goal that only a small proportion of people achieve. Iodine deficiency can cause cognitive and motor impairment and, if severe, hypothyroidism with serious mental and growth retardation. More than 2 billion people worldwide are at risk of iodine deficienc…
Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing
Until quite recently, there has been a widespread belief in the popular media and scientific literature that the prevalence of childhood obesity is rapidly increasing. However, high quality evidence has emerged from several countries suggesting that the rise in the prevalence has slowed appreciably, or even plateaued. This review brings together such data from nine countries (Australia, China, England, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Sw…
Schoolchildren in the Principality of Liechtenstein are mildly iodine deficient
Objective To investigate the iodine status of schoolchildren in the Principality of Liechtenstein. Design A representative, cross-sectional principality-wide screening of iodine level in household salt and urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) in primary-school children. Data were compared with the WHO criteria and with 2009 iodine survey data from Switzerland, a neighbouring country that supplies most of the salt used in Liechtenstein. Settings Pr…
Much Ado About Nothing? On the Categorial Status of et and ne in Medieval French
In this article, we reconsider the syntactical analysis as well as the categorial status of two Medieval French elements, et and ne. In this connection, we illustrate and compare various approaches which principally differ with regard to the assignment of a unique category or of various categories to these elements. In the context of this comparison, we address some of the questions pertaining to their motivations and the evidence which has been …
Decrease in the prevalence of paediatric adiposity in Switzerland from 2002 to 2007
Objective A national study in Switzerland in 2002 suggested nearly one in five schoolchildren was overweight. Since then, many programmes have been introduced in an attempt to control the problem. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of childhood overweight in Switzerland five years later. Design In both studies a cross-sectional, three-stage, probability-proportional-to-size cluster sampling of schools throughout Switzerl…
Obituary
The impact of iodised salt or iodine supplements on iodine status during pregnancy, lactation and infancy
Objectives: Monitoring of iodine status during pregnancy, lactation and infancy is difficult as there are no established reference criteria for urinary iodine concentration (UI) for these groups; so it is uncertain whether iodized salt programs meet the needs of these life stages. Design and Subjects: The method used in this paper was: 1) to estimate the median UI concentration that reflects adequate iodine intake during these life stages; and 2)…
The Berlin Memorial for the murdered Sinti and Roma
In 2005, a Memorial was dedicated in Berlin for the Jews of Europe murdered under the National Socialist regime. Since the non-Jewish victims of National Socialism were excluded in the setting of such an emblem of memory, there were various calls for additional central memorials for other groups of those persecuted under Nazism—especially homosexuals (Berliner Morgenpost 2006) and the populations stigmatized as Gypsies. At the present time, a mem…
Reply to U Kapil and R Prakash
Albrecht Wezler (Hrsg.), Ludwig Alsdorf, Kleine Schriften
No Abstract
The Wehrmacht and the National Socialist persecution of the Gypsies
The present paper explores the role played by the Wehrmacht in the National-Socialist persecution of the Gypsies. Inside the Reich, the Wehrmacht Supreme Command was actively involved in the social exclusion of Sinti and Roma. In the Netherlands and Belgium Gypsies were removed from the military 'security zone' along the coast 'in order to combat espionage.' In France, some 3,000 persons stigmatized as nomades or tsiganes were incarcerated in cam…
"The National Socialist "Solution of the Gypsy Question
New empirical research on the Holocaust shows that the Nationals Socialist annihilation of Jews was brought about not simply by orders from Berlin, but by an interplay between directives from above and initiatives from below. This interplay of center and periphery applies to Nazi persecution of the Gypsies as well. Initiatives from the periphery sometimes interrupted the escalatioon of Gyspy policy. Sometimes aggravated it.The center occasionally…
Quelle als Metapher
Detlev Peukert 1950-1990
Journal Article Detlev Peukert 1950–1990 Get access MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar History Workshop Journal, Volume 31, Issue 1, SPRING 1991, Pages 245–248, https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/31.1.245 Published: 01 March 1991
The Berlin Memorial for the murdered Sinti and Roma
In 2005, a Memorial was dedicated in Berlin for the Jews of Europe murdered under the National Socialist regime. Since the non-Jewish victims of National Socialism were excluded in the setting of such an emblem of memory, there were various calls for additional central memorials for other groups of those persecuted under Nazism—especially homosexuals (Berliner Morgenpost 2006) and the populations stigmatized as Gypsies. At the present time, a mem…
The Wehrmacht and the National Socialist persecution of the Gypsies
The present paper explores the role played by the Wehrmacht in the National-Socialist persecution of the Gypsies. Inside the Reich, the Wehrmacht Supreme Command was actively involved in the social exclusion of Sinti and Roma. In the Netherlands and Belgium Gypsies were removed from the military 'security zone' along the coast 'in order to combat espionage.' In France, some 3,000 persons stigmatized as nomades or tsiganes were incarcerated in cam…
Quelle als Metapher
"The National Socialist "Solution of the Gypsy Question
New empirical research on the Holocaust shows that the Nationals Socialist annihilation of Jews was brought about not simply by orders from Berlin, but by an interplay between directives from above and initiatives from below. This interplay of center and periphery applies to Nazi persecution of the Gypsies as well. Initiatives from the periphery sometimes interrupted the escalatioon of Gyspy policy. Sometimes aggravated it.The center occasionally…
Von der Polyphonie der Musikgeschichte
Auswahlbibliographie zur Soziologie des Alltags
In der vorliegenden Auswahlbibliographie zur Soziologie des Alltags sind sozialwissenschaftliche Abhandlungen unterschiedlicher Provenienz erfaßt, soweit sie uns nach individuell durchaus differierenden Kriterien thematisch relevant erschienen. Auch die Zuordnung des jeweiligen Beitrages zu einem der beiden Themenbereichskomplexe ist nicht immer unproblematisch, wenn auch grundsätzlich versucht wurde, die jeweilige Akzentsetzung auszuloten.
Detlev Peukert 1950-1990
Journal Article Detlev Peukert 1950–1990 Get access MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN MICHAEL ZIMMERMANN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar History Workshop Journal, Volume 31, Issue 1, SPRING 1991, Pages 245–248, https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/31.1.245 Published: 01 March 1991
Quelle als Metapher
The Wehrmacht and the National Socialist persecution of the Gypsies
The present paper explores the role played by the Wehrmacht in the National-Socialist persecution of the Gypsies. Inside the Reich, the Wehrmacht Supreme Command was actively involved in the social exclusion of Sinti and Roma. In the Netherlands and Belgium Gypsies were removed from the military 'security zone' along the coast 'in order to combat espionage.' In France, some 3,000 persons stigmatized as nomades or tsiganes were incarcerated in cam…
"The National Socialist "Solution of the Gypsy Question
New empirical research on the Holocaust shows that the Nationals Socialist annihilation of Jews was brought about not simply by orders from Berlin, but by an interplay between directives from above and initiatives from below. This interplay of center and periphery applies to Nazi persecution of the Gypsies as well. Initiatives from the periphery sometimes interrupted the escalatioon of Gyspy policy. Sometimes aggravated it.The center occasionally…
Albrecht Wezler (Hrsg.), Ludwig Alsdorf, Kleine Schriften
No Abstract
Reply to U Kapil and R Prakash
Obituary
The impact of iodised salt or iodine supplements on iodine status during pregnancy, lactation and infancy
Objectives: Monitoring of iodine status during pregnancy, lactation and infancy is difficult as there are no established reference criteria for urinary iodine concentration (UI) for these groups; so it is uncertain whether iodized salt programs meet the needs of these life stages. Design and Subjects: The method used in this paper was: 1) to estimate the median UI concentration that reflects adequate iodine intake during these life stages; and 2)…
The Berlin Memorial for the murdered Sinti and Roma
In 2005, a Memorial was dedicated in Berlin for the Jews of Europe murdered under the National Socialist regime. Since the non-Jewish victims of National Socialism were excluded in the setting of such an emblem of memory, there were various calls for additional central memorials for other groups of those persecuted under Nazism—especially homosexuals (Berliner Morgenpost 2006) and the populations stigmatized as Gypsies. At the present time, a mem…
Much Ado About Nothing? On the Categorial Status of et and ne in Medieval French
In this article, we reconsider the syntactical analysis as well as the categorial status of two Medieval French elements, et and ne. In this connection, we illustrate and compare various approaches which principally differ with regard to the assignment of a unique category or of various categories to these elements. In the context of this comparison, we address some of the questions pertaining to their motivations and the evidence which has been …
Decrease in the prevalence of paediatric adiposity in Switzerland from 2002 to 2007
Objective A national study in Switzerland in 2002 suggested nearly one in five schoolchildren was overweight. Since then, many programmes have been introduced in an attempt to control the problem. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of childhood overweight in Switzerland five years later. Design In both studies a cross-sectional, three-stage, probability-proportional-to-size cluster sampling of schools throughout Switzerl…
Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing
Until quite recently, there has been a widespread belief in the popular media and scientific literature that the prevalence of childhood obesity is rapidly increasing. However, high quality evidence has emerged from several countries suggesting that the rise in the prevalence has slowed appreciably, or even plateaued. This review brings together such data from nine countries (Australia, China, England, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Sw…
Schoolchildren in the Principality of Liechtenstein are mildly iodine deficient
Objective To investigate the iodine status of schoolchildren in the Principality of Liechtenstein. Design A representative, cross-sectional principality-wide screening of iodine level in household salt and urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) in primary-school children. Data were compared with the WHO criteria and with 2009 iodine survey data from Switzerland, a neighbouring country that supplies most of the salt used in Liechtenstein. Settings Pr…
Need for coordinated programs to improve global health by optimizing salt and iodine intake
High dietary salt is a major cause of increased blood pressure, the leading risk for death worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that salt intake be less than 5 g/day, a goal that only a small proportion of people achieve. Iodine deficiency can cause cognitive and motor impairment and, if severe, hypothyroidism with serious mental and growth retardation. More than 2 billion people worldwide are at risk of iodine deficienc…
Overweight increases risk of first trimester hypothyroxinaemia in iodine‐deficient pregnant women
Hypothyroxinaemia early in pregnancy may impair fetal brain development. Increased body weight has been associated with low thyroxine concentrations in non-pregnant women. In pregnant women, morbid maternal obesity is a risk factor for thyroid dysfunction. But whether lesser degrees of overweight that are much more common could be a risk factor for hypothyroxinaemia in pregnancy is unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate if overwe…
Prevalence and public health relevance of micronutrient deficiencies and undernutrition in pre-school children and women of reproductive age in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa
Objective To provide nationally representative data on the prevalence of anaemia, vitamin A and Fe deficiencies among pre-school age children (pre-SAC) and non-pregnant women of reproductive age (WRA), and on vitamin B 12 and folate deficiencies in WRA, and the influence of inflammation on their interpretation. Design A cross-sectional survey to measure anthropometry, malaria parasitaemia and micronutrient status. Specifically, blood samples were…
The iodized salt programme in Bangalore, India provides adequate iodine intakes in pregnant women and more-than-adequate iodine intakes in their children
Objective To compare the iodine status of pregnant women and their children who were sharing all meals in Bangalore, India. Design A cross-sectional study evaluating demographic characteristics, household salt iodine concentration and salt usage patterns, urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) in women and children, and maternal thyroid volume (ultrasound). Setting Antenatal clinic of an urban tertiary-care hospital, which serves a low-income popula…
Duration of exclusive breastfeeding is a positive predictor of iron status in 6‐ to 10‐month‐old infants in rural Kenya
The prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is high in infants in Sub-Saharan Africa. Exclusive breastfeeding of infants to 6 months of age is recommended by the World Health Organization, but breast milk is low in iron. Some studies suggest exclusive breastfeeding, although beneficial for the infant, may increase risk for IDA in resource-limited settings. The objective of this study was to determine if duration of exclusive breastfeeding is a…
Maximizing the benefits and minimizing the risks of intervention programs to address micronutrient malnutrition
Interventions to address micronutrient deficiencies have large potential to reduce the related disease and economic burden. However, the potential risks of excessive micronutrient intakes are often not well determined. During the Global Summit on Food Fortification, 9-11 September 2015, in Arusha, a symposium was organized on micronutrient risk-benefit assessments. Using case studies on folic acid, iodine and vitamin A, the presenters discussed h…
Urinary iodine concentration identifies pregnant women as iodine deficient yet school-aged children as iodine sufficient in rural Niger
Objective To assess iodine status among pregnant women in rural Zinder, Niger and to compare their status with the iodine status of school-aged children from the same households. Design Seventy-three villages in the catchment area of sixteen health centres were randomly selected to participate in the cross-sectional survey. Setting Salt iodization is mandatory in Niger, requiring 20–60 ppm iodine at the retail level. Subjects A spot urine sample …
More than two-thirds of dietary iodine in children in northern Ghana is obtained from bouillon cubes containing iodized salt
Objective Bouillon cubes are widely consumed by poor households in sub-Saharan Africa. Because their main ingredient is salt, bouillon cubes could be a good source of iodine if iodized salt is used in their production and if their consumption by target groups is high. Our objective was to measure the iodine content of bouillon cubes, estimate their daily intake in school-aged children and evaluate their potential contribution to iodine intakes. D…
Reducing micronutrient deficiencies in Pakistani children
Objective To estimate the cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged complementary foods (FPCF) in reducing iodine deficiency, iron-deficiency anaemia and vitamin A deficiency in Pakistani children. Design The study proceeded in three steps: (i) we determined the current lifetime costs of the three micronutrient deficiencies with a health economic model; (ii) we assessed the price sensitivity of demand for FPCF with a market surv…
Effectiveness of zinc-fortified water on zinc intake, status and morbidity in Kenyan pre-school children
Objective Zn deficiency and diarrhoea are prevalent and may coexist in children living in low-resource settings. Recently, a novel approach for delivering Zn via microbiologically treated, Zn-fortified water was shown to be effective in improving Zn status in West African schoolchildren. We assessed the effectiveness of Zn-fortified, microbiologically purified water delivered as a household intervention on Zn intake, status and morbidity in child…
Medicine (16 obras) · Environmental health (10 obras) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 obras) · Internal Medicine (7 obras) · Iodine deficiency (7 obras) · Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (7 obras) · Iodine (6 obras) · Iodised salt (6 obras) · Pediatrics (6 obras) · Chemistry (5 obras)