International Journal of
Nutrition and Metabolism

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nutr. Metab.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2332
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNAM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 128

Full Length Research Paper

Dietary patterns and nutritional adequacy among the youth (aged 15-24 years) in Ruaka-Nairobi and The Technical University of Kenya

Catherine W. Kimani
  • Catherine W. Kimani
  • International Potato Center (CIP), SSA Regional Office for Africa, ILRI Campus, Old Naivasha Road, P. O. Box 25171- NAIROBI/00603, Kenya.
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Mukani Moyo
  • Mukani Moyo
  • International Potato Center (CIP), SSA Regional Office for Africa, ILRI Campus, Old Naivasha Road, P. O. Box 25171- NAIROBI/00603, Kenya.
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Lucy Mwaura
  • Lucy Mwaura
  • International Potato Center (CIP), SSA Regional Office for Africa, ILRI Campus, Old Naivasha Road, P. O. Box 25171- NAIROBI/00603, Kenya.
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Tawanda Muzhingi
  • Tawanda Muzhingi
  • Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutritional Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, United States.
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  •  Received: 13 July 2021
  •  Accepted: 09 September 2021
  •  Published: 31 October 2021

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