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Pregnant women at risk for iodine deficiency but adequate iodine intake in school-aged children of Zhejiang Province, China (2024)
Journal Article
Zheng, C., Yin, Z., Zhan, B., Xu, W., & Ma, Z. F. (2024). Pregnant women at risk for iodine deficiency but adequate iodine intake in school-aged children of Zhejiang Province, China. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 46(6), Article 204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-024-01934-3

The median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) of school-aged children has been commonly used as a surrogate to assess iodine status of a population including pregnant women. However, pregnant women have higher iodine requirements than children due to... Read More about Pregnant women at risk for iodine deficiency but adequate iodine intake in school-aged children of Zhejiang Province, China.

Low iodine nutrition knowledge in Chinese breastfeeding women despite adequate iodine status (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, S., Sharp, A., Lane, S., Villanueva, E. V., Lu, Z., & Ma, Z. F. (2024). Low iodine nutrition knowledge in Chinese breastfeeding women despite adequate iodine status. Nutrients, 16(4), Article 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16040491

There has been a scarcity of evidence about iodine nutrition knowledge among women during pregnancy and lactation. The aim of this study was to determine women’s iodine knowledge and the relationship between knowledge and iodine status during pregnan... Read More about Low iodine nutrition knowledge in Chinese breastfeeding women despite adequate iodine status.

Chinese university students’ preferences for physical activity incentive programs: A discrete choice experiment (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., Li, Q., Zhang, J., Zhao, X., Jiang, M., Huang, X., …Wu, Y. (2023). Chinese university students’ preferences for physical activity incentive programs: A discrete choice experiment. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, Article 1281740. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1281740

Purpose: This study aims to explore and compare Chinese university students’ preferences for various physical activity motivation programs. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in China from February 25 to March 25, 2022. Parti... Read More about Chinese university students’ preferences for physical activity incentive programs: A discrete choice experiment.

Moringa: Phytopharmacological properties and its potential as a functional food ingredient (2023)
Book Chapter
Ma, Z. F., Sun, Q., Yap, P. S., & Khoo, H. E. (2023). Moringa: Phytopharmacological properties and its potential as a functional food ingredient. In Sustainable Food Science - A Comprehensive Approach (102-106). Italy: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823960-5.00059-7

Moringa is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions with well-drained sandy or loamy soil. The uses of moringa in agriculture have created opportunities for the industrial applications and provide a sustainable economic return, especially to th... Read More about Moringa: Phytopharmacological properties and its potential as a functional food ingredient.

Goji Berries: Phytochemical contents, biological properties and food industry prospects (2023)
Book Chapter
Ma, Z. F., Luo, X., Zhang, X., Li, X., & Wang, C. W. (2023). Goji Berries: Phytochemical contents, biological properties and food industry prospects. In A. Levina, C. Fernandez-Fraguas, C. Nitride, & K. Hefferon (Eds.), Sustainable Food Science - A Comprehensive Approach (242-246). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823960-5.00062-7

Lycium barbarum L. (L. barbarum) is commonly known as goji berries or wolfberries. Goji berries are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to prevent and treat diseases including hypertension, diabetes, immunodeficiency and hyperlipidemia. Goj... Read More about Goji Berries: Phytochemical contents, biological properties and food industry prospects.

The pharmacological activities and roles of algae as a sustainable resource in industrial applications (2023)
Book Chapter
Ma, Z. F., Fu, C., Li, Z., & Wan, Z. (2023). The pharmacological activities and roles of algae as a sustainable resource in industrial applications. In Sustainable Food Science - A Comprehensive Approach (200-205). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823960-5.00060-3

Algae are one of the most common organisms that can be found on earth. They contain rich chemical composition and a wide variety of bioactive compounds, many of which have commercial applications in cosmetic, agricultural and pharmaceutical industrie... Read More about The pharmacological activities and roles of algae as a sustainable resource in industrial applications.