Characterizing the extent human milk folate is buffered against maternal malnutrition and infection in drought‐stricken northern Kenya

Fujita, Masako; Wander, Katherine; Tran, Tin T.; Brindle, Eleanor

doi:10.1002/ajpa.24603

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“…In fact, several studies have shown a relationship between hypohomocysteinemia and cardiovascular disease fatalities in addition to hyperhomocysteinemia. The strong correlation between homocysteine and inflammatory indicators of malnutrition may be the cause of these contradicting observations [29].…”

Section: High Homocysteine Levelsmentioning

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Vitamin B Complex and Body Weakness

Al-msaid¹,

Khalfa²,

Ali³

2024

Vitamin B and Vitamin E - Pleiotropic and Nutritional Benefits

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B vitamins are crucial for metabolism. They are chemically unique vitamins with a variety of uses that are often present in the same meals. The vitamin B often operates in concert to provide the body with a multitude of health advantages. The metabolism has been demonstrated to be supported and speeded up by vitamin B. Maintain toned muscles and healthy skin. Boost immune and nervous system performance. Improved red blood cell development and division help to avoid anemia. Together, these factors also assist in battling the signs and causes of stress, depression, and cardiovascular disease. Water-soluble and found throughout the body, all vitamin B. Any excess that is expelled in the urine daily replenishes them, and a vitamin B shortage may result in a wide range of health issues.

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Section: High Homocysteine Levelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vitamin B Complex and Body Weakness

Al-msaid¹,

Khalfa²,

Ali³

2024

Vitamin B and Vitamin E - Pleiotropic and Nutritional Benefits

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“…A secondary analysis was conducted using data from a cross-sectional survey of breastfeeding mother-infant dyads in the Ariaal agropastoral communities of northern Kenya (Fujita et al, 2022). This population relies heavily on the rearing of mixed-species livestock and small-scale dryland farming for subsistence and cash cropping (Fratkin, 2019).…”

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Effects of household composition on infant feeding and mother–infant health in northern Kenya

Vankayalapati,

Wamwere‐Njoroge,

Fujita

2023

American J Hum Biol

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BackgroundHouseholds with alloparents, individuals other than the mother who care for an infant, can shift members' roles and affect mother–infant health.AimsTo investigate how household composition relates to infant feeding and infectious disease risk in mother–infant dyads, the team utilized data from breastfeeding dyads (n 208) surveyed during a prolonged drought and food scarcity in northern Kenya.MethodsHouseholds were classified by the presence/absence of potential alloparents, distinguishing non‐siblings and siblings of the infant. Regression models for breastfeeding frequency, complementary feeding status, and recent infections (n 83) evaluated these outcomes' associations with household type while accounting for food insecurity, adjusted for infant age, infant sex, and maternal age.ResultsHousehold type was unassociated with breastfeeding frequency, but the presence of non‐sibling alloparents interacted with food insecurity, predicting increasing breastfeeding frequency as food insecurity intensified among dyads living with non‐sibling alloparents. Households with non‐sibling alloparents were also inversely associated with complementary feeding but had no association with infection. Households with siblings were inversely associated with (protective against) infant and maternal infection.ConclusionFurther research is needed to understand the interactive influence of household social and food ecologies on mother–infant diet and health under diverse cultural rules and norms for alloparenting.

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“…(Ross & Desai, 2005) How does drought affect biomarkers of inflammation, immune function, methylation, and disease? (Fujita et al, 2022;Straight et al, 2022) Wildfires How do wildfires affect pulmonary function? How do wildfires affect stress and cognitive performance?…”

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Extreme climatic events and human biology and health: A primer and opportunities for future research

Rosinger

2022

American J Hum Biol

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Extreme climatic events are increasing in frequency, leading to hotter temperatures, flooding, droughts, severe storms, and rising oceans. This special issue brings together a collection of seven articles that describe the impacts of extreme climatic events on a diverse set of human biology and health outcomes. The first two articles cover extreme temperatures extending from extreme heat to cold and changes in winter weather and the respective implications for adverse health events, human environmental limits, well‐being, and human adaptability. Next, two articles cover the effects of exposures to extreme storms through an examination of hurricanes and cyclones on stress and birth outcomes. The following two articles describe the effects of extreme flooding events on livelihoods, nutrition, water and food insecurity, diarrheal and respiratory health, and stress. The last article examines the effects of drought on diet and food insecurity. Following a brief review of each extreme climatic event and articles covered in this special issue, I discuss future research opportunities–highlighting domains of climate change and specific research questions that are ripe for biological anthropologists to investigate. I close with a description of interdisciplinary methods to assess climate exposures and human biology outcomes to aid the investigation of the defining question of our time – how climate change will affect human biology and health. Ultimately, climate change is a water, food, and health problem. Human biologists offer a unique perspective for a combination of theoretical, methodological, and applied reasons and thus are in a prime position to contribute to this critical research agenda.

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Characterizing the extent human milk folate is buffered against maternal malnutrition and infection in drought‐stricken northern Kenya

Cited by 5 publications

References 75 publications

Vitamin B Complex and Body Weakness

Vitamin B Complex and Body Weakness

Effects of household composition on infant feeding and mother–infant health in northern Kenya

Extreme climatic events and human biology and health: A primer and opportunities for future research

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