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Maharashtra district nutrition profile: Mumbai by Singh, Nishmeet, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Jangid, Manita, Singh, Sudhir K., Sarwal, Rakesh, Bhatia, Neena, Johnston, Robert, Joe, William, Menon, Purnima

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Maharashtra district nutrition profile: Mumbai Suburban by Singh, Nishmeet, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Jangid, Manita, Singh, Sudhir K., Sarwal, Rakesh, Bhatia, Neena, Johnston, Robert, Joe, William, Menon, Purnima

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Strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai by Jayaraman, Anuja, Chanani, Sheila, Waingankar, Anagha, More, Neena Shah, Huestis, Arja, Banthia, Jayant, Pantvaidya, Shanti

“…In 2014, a baseline survey sampled 2,582 children under the age of three from a population of 150,000 within the informal settlement of Dharavi, Mumbai, one of the largest slums in Asia. The survey found alarming levels of malnutrition among children—18 percent of the children under three were wasted, 25 percent were stunted, and 28 percent were underweight (Aahar 2014).…”
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Combating mixed messages: Promoting complementary feeding in Mumbai’s slums by Zahorsky, Meeghan, Dalal, Rupal, Athavale, Priyanka

“…This program was launched in 2006 by the foundation’s trustees and volunteers, and now has 25 full-time staff working at four clinics in Mumbai’s slums.…”
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Anemia and micronutrient deficiencies in young children in urban slums of Mumbai, India by Fothergill, Amy, Huey, Samantha, Haas, Jere D., Udipi, Shobha, Ghugre, Padmini, Thakker, Varsha

“…To examine the burden of anemia and micronutrient deficiencies among young children living in urban slums of Mumbai, India.…”
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Information, certification and demand for food safety: Evidence from an in-store experiment in Mumbai by Birol, Ekin, Karandikar, Bhushana, Roy, Devesh, Torero, Máximo

“…To answer this question we conducted a controlled market experiment in Mumbai, India, selling grapes with credible certification labels alongside unlabeled grapes while providing randomly selected consumers with information on salient features of food safety certification. …”
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Nutritional status and measles antibody titer in children living in urban slums of Mumbai by Huey, Samantha, Russell, David, Haas, Jere D., Venkatramanan, Sudha, Finkelstein, Julia L., Mehta, Saurabh

“…To determine a) the prevalence of protective measles IgG titers in young children living in urban slums of Mumbai, and b) the association of nutritional status assessed through a combination of anthropometry and micronutrient biomarker concentrations with these titers at baseline and after 9 months of follow-up.…”
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Developing Country Consumers' Demand for Food Safety and Quality: Is Mumbai Ready for Certified and Organic Fruits? by Kikulwe, Enoch M., Birol, Ekin, Wesseler, Justus, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

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Developing country consumers’ demand for food safety and quality: Is Mumbai ready for certified and organic fruits? by Roy, Devesh, Birol, Ekin, Deffner, K., Karandikar, Bhushana

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Biomarkers of inflammation in the context of acute illness among children 12–24 months of age living in the urban slums of Mumbai by Rajagopalan, Kripa, Huey, Samantha, Venkatramanan, Sudha, Udipi, Shobha, Thakker, Varsha, Thorat, Aparna

“…To examine and compare the concentration of acute phase proteins, including nutritional and inflammation biomarkers, by morbidity status among children 12–24 months old living in urban slums of Mumbai.…”
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Diet and the gut microbiome in 10–18-month-old children living in urban slums of Mumbai, India (OR01-08-19) by Huey, Samantha, Rajagopalan, Kripa, Venkatramanan, Sudha, Udipi, Shobha, Thakker, Varsha, Thorat, Aparna, Potdar, Ramesh, Haas, Jere D., Finkelstein, Julia L., Knight, Rob, Mehta, Saurabh

“…To characterize the gut microbiome and explore associations between dietary intake and gut microbiome composition and predicted function among children at screening for participation in a randomized controlled feeding trial in urban slums of Mumbai, India.…”
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Acceptability of Iron- and Zinc-Biofortified Pearl Millet (ICTP-8203)-Based Complementary Foods among Children in an Urban Slum of Mumbai, India by Huey, SL, Venkatramanan, Sudha, Udipi, SA, Finkelstein, JL, Ghugre, P, Haas, JD, Thakker, V, Thorat, A, Salvi, A, Kurpad, A, Mehta, S

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Nutrient intake and adequacy among children 12–18 months of age in the urban slums of Mumbai, India (P11-093-19) by Rajagopalan, Kripa, Huey, Samantha, Venkatramanan, Sudha, Udipi, Shobha, Thakker, Varsha, Thorat, Aparna, Potdar, Ramesh, Haas, Jere D., Finkelstein, Julia L., Mehta, Saurabh

“…To examine the mean nutrient intake among young children 12–18 months of age in urban slums of Mumbai, b) to determine the adequacy of micronutrient intake in their diet as per the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) recommendations for optimum growth and development, and c) to determine if there is a difference in the nutrient intake of those randomized vs not randomized to the trial involving feeding of iron- and zinc-biofortified pearl millet complementary foods.…”
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Slumområden - misär eller möjlighet? : att identifiera brister, problem och kvalitéer inom slumområden i låginkomstländer. by Bengtsson, Anna

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Nutrient-dense meal delivery in partnership with small-scale producers in Mumbai urban slums: Implementation considerations within a randomized controlled feeding trial by Huey, Samantha, Hackl, Laura, Venkatramanan, Sudha, Haas, Jere D., Udipi, Shobha, Ghugre, Padmini

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A daily snack containing leafy green vegetables, fruit, and milk before and during pregnancy prevents gestational diabetes in a randomized, controlled trial in Mumbai, India by Sahariah, Sirazul A, Potdar, Ramesh, Gandhi, Meera, Kehoe, Sarah H, Brown, Nick, Sane, Harshad, Coakley, Patsy J, Marley-Zagar, Ella, Chopra, Harsha, Shivshankaran, Devi, Cox, Vanessa A, Jackson, Alan A, Margetts, Barrie M, Fall, Caroline HD

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Planeringsstrategier i tredje världen by Didrik, Sofia

“…Dessa exempel har visat att det går att skapa en stad som fokuserar mer på människor än på bilar i Bogotá i Colombia och att sluminvånare kan inkorporeras i redevelopment-planer av slumområden i Mumbai i Indien. Den här uppsatsen försöker uppmärksamma både det bra och det dåliga som planeringen inneburit i två genomförda projekt – det ena från Bogotá och det andra från Mumbai – i hopp om att på det viset kunna föra utvecklingen av stadsplanering i tredje världen framåt. …”
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Management of natural resources: supporting natural resources and environment management initiatives by Shah, Tushaar

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Re-visiting agricultural policies in the light of globalization experience: The Indian context by Marothia, Dinesh, Martin, Will, Janaiah, A., Dadhich, C. L.

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Reshaping Indian food and agricultural policy to meet the challenges and opportunities of globalization by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

“…Jagannath Bhosale Marg, Mumbai, India 400021; Marc J. Cohen, Special Assistant to the Director General of IFPRI, assisted in the preparation of this lecture.…”
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