A multinutrient-fortified beverage enhances the nutritional status of children in Botswana

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1834-1840

  Abrams, Steven A ^c   Mushi, Alex ^a   Hilmers, David C ^c   Griffin, Ian J ^c   Davila, Penni ^c   Allen, Lindsay ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARINA HOSPITAL   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Fortified beverage; Micronutrient deficiency; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERRITIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUCONATE ZINC; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEMOGLOBIN; NICOTINIC ACID; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; ZINC;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BOTSWANA; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 0037639121     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.6.1834     Document Type: Article

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