Donated fortified cereal blends improve the nutrient density of traditional complementary foods in Haiti, but iron and zinc gaps remain for infants

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-376

  Ruel, Marie T ^a   Menon, Purnima ^b   Loechl, Cornelia ^a   Pelto, Gretel ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary foods; Corn soy blend; Food aid; Haiti; Iron; Micronutrient deficiencies; Recipe trials; Vitamin A; Zinc

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; INFANT FEEDING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 11144331581     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650402500406     Document Type: Article

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